Illuminated Manuscripts!

We wrapped up our unit on the Middle Ages this month! Students chose a topic we'd previously discussed that they wanted to know more about. 

They chose all sorts of things to research – medieval food and feasts, the Black Death, weaponry, inventions, castles, and the Roman Emperor Diocletian! After extensive research, the class created illuminated manuscripts that demonstrated their new-found knowledge.

Earlier this trimester, the class learned about illuminated manuscripts, which are hand-written books with beautiful decorations. 

This student chose to research Diocletian, and felt that he did a great job as Emperor.

Check out this illuminated manuscript on castles! Note the gold border – medieval monks often used precious metals when making manuscripts to signify the importance of the document.

This student learned lots about medieval weapons! 

Though the Black Plague may be a gloomy topic, this student's illustrated rat teases, "I get cheese, you get a disease!"

     

These two chose to research food from the Middle Ages. We all wondered what gooseberry pie tastes like!