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 for a second series of our podcast BOOKNESS where we continue to explore the wonderful world of the Bodleian’s artists’ books and discover what makes a book a book.
In this series Jo and Alice will talking to book artists, print makers and paper engineers who currently have works on display in the Bodleian’s Gifts & Books and Alphabets Alive! exhibitions, focussing on their books that have pop-up and moveable elements…
This podcast is for book lovers, book nerds and book makers.
First up Jo and Alice talk to book artist Paul Johnson about his spectacular pop-up creation Dies Natalis.
You can listen to this episode on the University of Oxford Podcasts website, as well as Spotify and Apple Podcasts.
Useful links:
- Listen to all the episodes of BOOKNESS here
- You can visit the Gifts & Books exhibition at the Bodleian’s Weston Library in Oxford until 29th October 2023
- And the Alphabets Alive! exhibition until 21st January 2024