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Barbara Brend on the 'Khamsa' of Nizami & the 'Khamsa' of Amir Khusrau

Barbara Brend on two of the world’s great illuminated manuscripts known as the ‘Khamsas’ or ‘Five Poems’.

3 Jul 2012 Duration: 41:09

Sasha Grishin on printmaking & artists' books in Melbourne

See why Melbourne is a major centre for Australian printmaking and artists' books.

24 Feb 2012 Duration: 49:18

Des Cowley on artists’ books

What are artists’ books and why are there so many in the Library’s Rare Printed collections?

25 Oct 2011 Duration: 2:55

Richard Ovenden on book arts in the 21st century

Danger, book alert! In the age of the iPad, eBook and Kindle, are books dead?

15 Feb 2011 Duration: 55:28

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