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Learn about medieval history and the middle ages with these engaging medieval books for kids, tweens, and teens.

We're in the middle of our second year in a row in the Middle Ages. History is always our biggest area of book-collecting--I am always on the lookout for good ones. I realized that you

The earliest writing was done on scrolls and these scrolls were protected from damage in clay pots. Sometime between A.D. 100 and 200 codices, stacks of paper sewn on one side, replaced scrolls. These simple books were wrapped in leather or placed in wooden boxes to protect them.

Share Wildflower Ramblings!Our list for Living Books for Medieval & Modern History: Classical Conversations Cycle 2 is below! I hope you enjoy! Most of the books below could be found in your local library. I always suggest searching online, from home, and holding lots of books and going in to pick them up without...

The Book of Kells contains portraits of all the Evangelists as well as of Christ. This portrait of John has a notably intricate border. As part of the general celebration of St Patrick’s Day at Trinity, the Book of Kells in its entirety is now viewable in the Library’s new Digital Collections online repository. The link is slow, slow, slow but the images are gorgeous, one of the great treasures of the early Middle Ages. The Book of Kells (Irish: Leabhar Cheanannais) (Dublin, Trinity College…

Cover title: Medieval ornament from the 11th to the 14th century

Medieval Period: How To Make A Quill Pen. To create Medieval manuscripts, scribes had to learn first how to make a quill pen and that is what we are doing today. Also, you may like my post Medieval History for Homeschool. Before printing machines were invented every copy of a book had to be written by hand. Scribes would copy and meticulously write every word using ink and a quill pen. Many medieval-era documents, including manuscripts, have survived the many centuries since the Middle Ages.

Here are some fun science activities to do if you are studying Medieval history this year. This science experiment is based on a Medieval Chemistry experiment where the early alchemists tried to turn eggs yolks into gold! This is a fun, hands-on activitiy that the whole family can enjoy together. Find out all the fun details of these experiments HERE.