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3. Illuminated book An illuminated page

4.  There was a time when books were handwritten. To illustrate the books importance, the authors would illuminate, or decorate, the letters.  Since this took a lot of time it was often only done for religious books or for people with a lot of money.  Monks used to write the Bible, adding gold embellishments

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8.  Pick a style of writing that you like.  Pick the first letter from either your first or last name and draw it on the white paper › Make sure it is centered › Make sure it takes up the whole page  Add patterns and “miniatures” to your letter that represent you and your personality  Trace it all with black marker  Color it with colored pencils using a color scheme that is representative of you  Mat on colored construction paper that fits your scheme  Write your name and grade on the back!

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