i.m. destler, "in the shadow of the oval office." dr. destler, thank you for your time. >> guest: it's been a pleasure, peter. thank you for having me. >> you're watching 48 hours of nonfiction authors and be books on c-span2's booktv. >>> booktv explored the literary culture of beaumont, texas, with the help of our partner, time-warner cable. watch an interview from our time there next on booktv. >> i'm amelia wiggins, educator of public programs at the stark museum of art, and i'll take you through the making of medieval manuscripts in conjunction with our exhibition, medieval manuscripts here at the museum. so in the middle ages, books of hours were made from different art supplies than books would be used -- made from today. instead of paper, medieval bookmakers used parchment or animal skin like the calfskin on view here in the case. a calfskin in particular is called vellum, but parchment or animal skin was also made from sheep or goats. the skin would have been, um, pulled from the animal, soaked in water and lime to dehair it and