BOOKNESS at the Bodleian Library

Dec 13 2023 7 ep. 26 mins 43

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The Bodleian Library in Oxford has books. Lots of books. But also books that don’t look like books. Books that self-destruct. Books that decay. Join librarian Jo Maddocks and conservator Alice Evans to explore the wonderful world of the Bodleian’s artists’ books and discover what makes a book a book. This podcast is for book lovers, book nerds and book makers. Brought to you by the Bodleian Library’s Centre for the Study of the Book.

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S2 Ep2: BOOKNESS with Kevin Steele

Dec 13 2023 22 mins

BOOKNESS talks to graphic designer and book artist Kevin Steele about his pop-up book ‘The Movable Book of Letterforms’, which is on display in the Bodleian’s exhibition ‘Alphabet’s Alive!’ until the end of January 2024. Images of this week's book are at: https://blogs.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/theconveyor/category/BOOKNESS/ Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial-Share Ali

S2 Ep1: BOOKNESS with Paul Johnson

Oct 13 2023 29 mins

BOOKNESS talks to book artist Paul Johnson about his pop-up book ‘Dies Natalis’, which was created as a gift to the Bodleian library for the Gifts and Books exhibition. Images of this week's book are at: https://blogs.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/theconveyor/category/BOOKNESS/

S1 Ep5: BOOKNESS with Justine Provino

Dec 09 2022 38 mins

On the 30th anniversay of its publication, BOOKNESS talks to book conservator and PhD candidate Justine Provino about her research into the self-destructing book 'Agrippa'. Images of this week’s book are at: https://blogs.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/theconveyor/category/BOOKNESS/ Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial-Share Alike 2.0 UK: England & Wales; http://creativecommons.org/lic

S1 Ep4: BOOKNESS with Stephen Emmerson

Nov 21 2022 25 mins

BOOKNESS talks to poet and artist Stephen Emmerson about his book 'Translation of Die Aufzeichnungen des Malte Laurids Brigge', a paperback novel 'translated' into mushrooms. Images of this week's book are at: https://blogs.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/theconveyor/category/BOOKNESS/

S1 Ep3: BOOKNESS with Yiota Demetriou

Nov 15 2022 23 mins

BOOKNESS talks to multi-media artist Yiota Demetriou about her book 'To You', a book made with thermal ink that requires the intimacy and heat of the reader's hands to reveal its text. Images of this week's book are at: https://blogs.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/theconveyor/category/BOOKNESS/ Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial-Share Alike 2.0 UK: England & Wales; http://creativecommo

S1 Ep2: BOOKNESS with Ben Denzer

Nov 08 2022 20 mins

In the first episode in this series, BOOKNESS talks to book designer and artist Ben Denzer, about a book he has created from 20 slices of Kraft American cheese. Images of this week’s book are at: https://blogs.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/theconveyor/category/BOOKNESS/

S1 Ep1: Welcome to BOOKNESS

Nov 08 2022 25 mins

Welcome to BOOKNESS, a podcast from the Centre for the Study of the Book at the Bodleian Libraries exploring artists' books made of unusual materials… Find out more about this episode at: https://blogs.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/theconveyor/category/BOOKNESS/