VERVE
What Makes a Book So Special?
Season 6 Episode 1 | 2m 47sVideo has Closed Captions
The book seen not only as a container for knowledge, but as a form of artistic expression.
Marnie Powers-Torrey, who heads the Book Arts Program at the University of Utah, talks about the book both as a conceptual mode of communication as well as a physical object one interacts with. Some books may not have a linear order, some may come with an artist statement or instruction, while others may not be bound at one end.
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VERVE is a local public television program presented by PBS Utah
VERVE
What Makes a Book So Special?
Season 6 Episode 1 | 2m 47sVideo has Closed Captions
Marnie Powers-Torrey, who heads the Book Arts Program at the University of Utah, talks about the book both as a conceptual mode of communication as well as a physical object one interacts with. Some books may not have a linear order, some may come with an artist statement or instruction, while others may not be bound at one end.
Problems playing video? | Closed Captioning Feedback
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