Illuminated Manuscripts
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Today we would have gone to the Canterbury Museum to see the Galileo Exhibition. In honour of that, here's something he said which is really relevant to our Story of Language and Communication:
The Placementer
The Scribe
The Illuminator
Illuminated Manuscripts
Conclusion
Extra research on this topic
What was it like being a scribe? Here are two links for you to click on.
How were medieval illuminated manuscripts made?
Here are some interesting short videos with descriptions on how to make a quill and ink. Just click on this link:
Here's an example of medieval lettering you could use:
Adele wrote about her doll Paris. She crushed some red bricks to make her own ink for her illuminated capital letter P.
Harrison practicing his calligraphy
Harrison's illustrated initial
Marcus drew a comic strip version of the Story
Divinity made a quill pen and learnt how to write with it
I was riveted to the story, the dramatisation of it, the way the story was told, the role play and the information. Thank you Mireille, I am going to practice being a scribe and an illustrator today.
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