Posts Tagged ‘England’

The Making of the King James Bible

This is a BBC documentary about the writing of the King James translation of the Bible. I have no personal interest in religion as faith – only as literature. This film is about the making of a book and the search for effective and beautiful language. Parts 2 – 4 after the jump…


Rising to High Places – 1963 Documentary On Office Buildings

A great example of mid-twentieth century English pride in… office buildings! This is a 1963 production of the Rank Organization. My depressing view on modern city skylines, regardless of how beautiful they may be at night, is that all those magnificent towers are simple stacks of flimsy cubicles and low ceilings with ugly lighting. Modern [...]


The Nature of the Book

I sat down with my Kindle e-reader on Saturday morning to read the Los Angeles Times.  There was an article about an L.A. used bookstore called Iliad Books.  Sounded nice.  So I went.  What should I find but a section of books about books and publishing.  There was a copy of The Nature of the [...]