The ink garden of brother Theophane
By: C.M. Millen ; illustrated by Andrea Wisnewski.
Contributors: Wisnewski, Andrea, ill.
Publisher: Charlesbridge
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Watertown, MA
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781580891790
Subjects: Stories in rhyme; Monks -- Fiction; Ink -- Fiction; Illumination of books and manuscripts -- Fiction; Middle Ages -- Fiction; Ireland -- History -- To 1172 -- Fiction
Genres: Fiction
Description: In medieval Ireland, Theophane's boredom with his duties as a scribe distracts the other monks, but when he is sent to the kitchens he discovers that he can make inks of many colors from plants, allowing the others to illustrate their work.  Includes facts about the history of monasteries, scriptoriums, and illuminated manuscripts.