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"Magic of the Middle Ages"
IRC Conference, Springfield
Saturday, March 15, 2008

For those of you who attended my session on the "Magic of the Middle Ages," as promised I've attached a list of the books I used in the session.  If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to email me, or if you'd like me to visit your school also feel free to contact me.

Adult Reference Books

Brown, Michelle P., Understanding Illuminated Manuscripts: A Guide to Technical Terms.  Los Angeles: J. Paul Getty Museum & The British Library, 1994.

de Hamel, Christopher. Medieval Craftsmen: Scribes and Illuminators. Toronto: The University of Toronto Press, 1992.

de Hamel, Christopher.  The British Library Guide to Manuscript Illumination: History and Techniques.  Toronto, University of Toronto Press, 2001.

Books for Young Readers

Anno, Mitsumasa.  Anno’s Medieval World.  New York: Philomel, 1979.

Brookfield, Karen. Book.  New York: Dorling Kindersley Eyewitnesses Books, 2000.

Hunt, Jonathan.  Illuminations.  New York: Bradbury, 1989.

Koscielniak, Bruce.  Johann Gutenberg and the Amazing Printing Press.  Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 2003.

Krensky, Stephen.  Breaking into Print: Before and After the Invention of the Printing Press.  Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1996.

Nikola-Lisa, W.  Magic in the Margins: A Medieval Tale of Bookmaking.  Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 2007.

Nikola-Lisa, W. Till Year’s Good End.  New York: Atheneum, 1997.

Robertson, Bruce.  Marguerite Makes a Book.  Los Angeles: J. Paul Getty Museum, 1999.


 Also Announcing...

Lee & Low Books has just released a paperback version of My Teacher Can Teach...Anyone! This has been a popular title with students and teachers. Many parents have bought it as a gift to give to their child's teacher. The book, first published as a hardcover in 2004, has several layers. It's an alphabet book, a pattern book, a career book, and a school or "teacher" book. The paperback version is currently available for $7.95. 


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