Marguerite Makes a Book

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. 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.

Age Range: 8 - 11 years

Grade Level: 3 and up

Lexile Measure: 570L

Hardcover: 44 pages

Publisher: J. Paul Getty Museum; 1 edition (October 28 1999)

Language: English

ISBN-10: 9780892363728

ISBN-13: 978-0892363728

ASIN: 089236372X

Product Dimensions: 9 x 0.4 x 11 inches

Shipping Weight: 1 pounds