Title: The ink garden of brother Theophane
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.
Subjects: Illumination of books and manuscripts, Monks, Fiction, Stories in rhyme, Ink, Middle Ages, History, Children's fiction, Middle ages, fiction, Art, fiction, Ireland, fiction, Monasticism and religious orders, fiction
Places: Ireland
Time periods: To 1172