The Ink Garden of Brother Theophane
Winner of the 2011 Lee Bennett Hopkins Poetry Award In a monastery in the mountains of Mourne during the Middle Ages, one young monk struggled to focus on his task: copying the Bible and other scholarly books with plain brown ink made from wood bark in p
Winner of the 2011 Lee Bennett Hopkins Poetry Award In a monastery in the mountains of Mourne during the Middle Ages, one young monk struggled to focus on his task: copying the Bible and other scholarly books with plain brown ink made from wood bark in p
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9781580891790 (1580891799)
Publish date: July 1st 2010
Publisher: Charlesbridge
Pages no: 32
Edition language: English
Wonderful story about a medieval Irish monk who creates color ink for illuminated manuscripts. Beautifully illustrated, lyrical text.