1 (Chapter 4) What was the name of the room where the monks copied the books?
2 ( Chapter 4) What was the name of the book that Malachy was going to copy to teach him about herbs?
3 (Chapter 4) What was Malachy's paintbrush made from?
4 ( Chapter 4) What plant did he paint around the capital A?
5 (Chapter 5) How did Malachy plan his page for the plant Lady's Mantle?
Draw...!
Draw a picture of a quill.
Fact File
Pens: Made from feathers or quills. Large letters were written with a swan's feather and very tiny letters with a feather from a sparrow or even a wren. Most letters were written with a goose feather. Inks: Very colourful inks were made from berries and plants or by grinding or precious stones: lapis lazuli(blue), malachite (green) into powder and mixing it with beaten white of egg or honey.
Explore...!
Try making your own inks. Red Ink: Ask your parent to cook raspberries in the microwave oven. When powdery mix with honey or white of egg. Black Ink: Mix soot with honey. Purple Ink: Blackberries(as raspberries)
Imagine......!
Imagine that you are a monk seven hundred years ago. Write a story and draw little pictures at the side of the page.
With a big marker try making a large capital O and then decorate the letter. Imagine you are a monk and write a prayer beginning with the letter O.
