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Marguerite Makes a Book
. Robertson
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Description for Marguerite Makes a Book
Hardcover. It is 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? Illustrator(s): Hewitt, Kathryn. Num Pages: 48 pages, 46 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 5AJ; YFT. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 240 x 288 x 11. Weight in Grams: 490.
It is 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 by secretly completing his commission. She journeys all over Paris buying goose feathers for quills, eggs for mixing paints, dried plants and ground minerals for pigments, and gold leaf; then she expertly finishes ... Read more
It is 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 by secretly completing his commission. She journeys all over Paris buying goose feathers for quills, eggs for mixing paints, dried plants and ground minerals for pigments, and gold leaf; then she expertly finishes ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Getty Trust Publications United States
Number of pages
48
Condition
New
Number of Pages
44
Place of Publication
Santa Monica CA, United States
ISBN
9780892363728
SKU
V9780892363728
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Ref
99-50
About . Robertson
This delightful book, written by Bruce Robertson, professor of art history at the University of California at Santa Barbara, was inspired by an illuminated manuscript in the collection of the Getty Museum. Kathryn Hewitt, whose exquisite, finely detailed paintings bring this book to life, has illustrated numerous volumes for children, including Lives of the Artists, Lives of the Presidents, and, ... Read more
Reviews for Marguerite Makes a Book
"Beautifully rendered, with jewel-like colours and gold leaf details that make the pages sparkle." Booklist"