Episode 1: William Blake Poet and Printmaker
William Blake wasn’t just a poet — he was a working printmaker who made everything himself. In this episode we look at […]
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Episode 2: The Skin of the thing
Before the gold. Before the color. Before the extraordinary patience of whoever held the brush. There was an animal. In this episode […]
Episode 3: Inside the Scriptorium
Before the printing press, there were the scriptoria — cold stone rooms where monks copied every book by hand. This is their […]
Episode 4: Inside the Scriptorium
Before the printing press, there were the scriptoria — cold stone rooms where monks copied every book by hand. This is their […]
Episode 5: The Margins of the World
In the most expensive, most sacred books in medieval Europe, someone painted a knight losing a fight to a snail. This is […]
Episode 5: Celtic Tradition
Twelve hundred years ago, monks on a tidal island off the coast of England created some of the most intricate artwork in […]
Episode 6: Islamic and Persian Calligraphy Traditions
A poll asked Americans if they supported teaching Arabic numerals in school. A significant number said no. They were probably thinking of […]
Episode 7: Chinese Printmaking: Where It All Began
Before Gutenberg. Before the printing press. Before movable type changed Europe forever — someone in China was already doing it. They’d been […]