Marguerite Makes a Book | 
 enlarge | Author: Bruce Robertson
Creator: Kathryn Hewitt
Publisher: Getty Publications
Category: Book
List Price: $19.95
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Rating:  7 reviews
Sales Rank: 364258
Media: Hardcover
Reading Level: Ages 9-12
Pages: 44
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.1
Dimensions (in): 11 x 9.1 x 0.6
ISBN: 089236372X
EAN: 9780892363728
ASIN: 089236372X
Publication Date: October 28, 1999
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Product 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?br 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.
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 Wonderful illustrations July 23, 2008
M. Burke (Twentynine Palms, CA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
The book is a bit stilted in places and the storyline didn't flow a few times. I don't think children would notice. It was the author's first book. I LOVE the descriptions of what she bought and then how she used the items to make paint. The book is set in the 1400's. br / br /The illustrations are beautiful.
 Beautiful book - Inspirational for young artists November 18, 2004
Maureen (VT, United States)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
The illustrations are beautiful, and the historical information about illuminations was wonderful. We enjoyed reading it, and it inspired my 5 year old to make her own fancy lettering with drawings and illumination (gold glitter!).
Illuminating book about the Middle Ages November 20, 2003
L O'connor (richmond, surrey United Kingdom)
11 out of 12 found this review helpful
Marguerite's father Jacques is the most famous manuscript illuminator in Paris, when he is injured and cannot finish the book he is working on, Marguerite sets out to do it for him. We see Marguerite travelling round Paris buying the things she needs to complete the book, then we see her preparing the pages, mixing the paints, and completing the picture her father was working on. The story is accompanied by beautiful illustrations showing life in medieval Paris and details of illuminated manuscripts. This charming book is an ideal intoduction to the middle ages for children (especially girls) showing that there was more to the period than knights in armour and plague. A lovely and unusual book.
summery October 6, 2002
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
600 years ago, Lady Isabelle of Paris ordered a book from Papa Jacques, a famous book maker and he has only three days left to finish it. However, Jaqueses' eyeglasses is broken. So Jaqueses' daughter, Marguerite finished the book for him. Margurite went to Master Raymond's house for gold leafs, a farm for parchment, the market for eggs, goose feathers,parsley, and a pot of honey, and finally the apothcary for dried saffron flowers, madder roots, a cake of vermilion, some wax, pine pitch, and some lapis lazuli stone. At her house, Marguerite prepared he pens and paint. Then Marguerite started to paint. On one page, which was decorated with Lady Isabelle's favorite daises Marguerite colored Lady Isabelle's robe and hair. When Isebelle came to check on the book, she was very impressed.
Maguerite Makes a Book September 6, 2001
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
Wow, this book has the most beautiful illustrations I have seen in a long time! My daughter and I just love the story and the fold out pages! We have been inspired to do more digging into this topic. I am going to share this book with my Grade 2 and 3 art students. A definite must for little artists.
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