4th Grade: Illuminated Manuscripts

During this project, students learned about the process of illumination, or decorating texts with designs, illustrations, color and gold. We learned about the Book of Kells, one of the most extraordinary insular illuminated manuscripts still around today. Students made their own illuminated page featuring a virtue of their choosing, which they decorated with abstract patterns, zoomorphic forms, and gold, of course! Below are a few samples of student work.