This activity sheet invites the viewer to use crayons to illuminate the letter provided, created by artist Diane Trap to look like a page from the Hargrett Hours! It also provides a blank sheet where the viewer can create their own letter or design…
The bright blue pigment on these pages is likely made from ultramarine, a pigment used frequently in illuminated eastern manuscripts. This pigment was made up of ground lapis lazuli, which was mined in present day Afghanistan. This…