| Marguerite Makes a Book Contributor(s): Robertson, Bruce (Author), Hewitt, Kathryn (Author) |
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ISBN: 089236372X ISBN-13: 9780892363728 Publisher: J. Paul Getty Museum OUR PRICE: $17.96 Product Type: Hardcover Published: October 1999 Annotation: In medieval Paris, Marguerite helps her nearly blind father finish painting an illuminated manuscript for his patron, Lady Isabelle. 46 color illustrations. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Historical - Medieval - Juvenile Fiction | Art - Juvenile Fiction | Girls & Women |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 98031222 |
| Lexile Measure: 570 |
| Series: Getty Trust Publications: J. Paul Getty Museum |
| Physical Information: 0.4" H x 9.3" W x 11" (1.05 lbs) 44 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Medieval (500-1453) - Cultural Region - French |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 42835 Reading Level: 4.7 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |