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Marguerite Makes a Book by Kathryn Hewitt and Bruce Robertson (1999, Children's Board Books)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherOxford University Press, Incorporated

ISBN-10089236372X

ISBN-139780892363728

eBay Product ID (ePID)11038425361

Product Key Features

Book TitleMarguerite Makes a Book

Number of Pages44 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicArt & Architecture, General, People & Places / Europe, Historical / Europe, Historical / Medieval

Publication Year1999

IllustratorYes

GenreJuvenile Fiction

AuthorKathryn Hewitt, Bruce Robertson

FormatChildren's Board Books

Dimensions

Item Height0.5 in

Item Weight18.1 Oz

Item Length11 in

Item Width9 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN98-031222

Dewey Edition21

Grade FromThird Grade

Grade ToUP

Dewey Decimal[Fic]

SynopsisParis in the 1400s. A young girl named Marguerite delights in assisting her father, Jacques, in his craft: illuminating manuscripts for the nobility of France. His current commission is a splendid book of hours for his patron, Lady Isabelle, but will he be able to finish it in time for Lady Isabelle's name day? In this richly illustrated tale, Marguerite comes to her father's aid. She journeys all over Paris buying goose feathers for quills, eggs for mixing paints, dried plants and ground minerals for pigments. Then she expertly finishes the illumination of Lady Isabelle's book, to the delight of her father and his patron. This delightful book, brought to life by the finely detailed, evocative art of a renowned children's artists, was inspired by an illuminated manuscript in the collection of the Getty Museum., This delightful book, brought to life by the finely detailed, evocative art of a renowned children's artists, was inspired by an illuminated manuscript in the collection of the Getty Museum. Paris in the 1400s. A young girl named Marguerite delights in assisting her father, Jacques, in his craft: illuminating manuscripts for the nobility of France. His current commission is a splendid book of hours for his patron, Lady Isabelle, but will he be able to finish it in time for Lady Isabelle's name day? In this richly illustrated tale, Marguerite comes to her father's aid. She journeys all over Paris buying goose feathers for quills, eggs for mixing paints, dried plants and ground minerals for pigments. Then she expertly finishes the illumination of Lady Isabelle's book, to the delight of her father and his patron.

LC Classification NumberPZ7.R54467Mar 1999