The ink garden of brother Theophane

By C. M. Millen

Subjects: Ireland, fiction, Art, fiction, Stories in rhyme, History, Monasticism and religious orders, fiction, Middle ages, fiction, Fiction, Ink, Monks, Children's fiction, Middle Ages, Illumination of books and manuscripts

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.