Gabriel and the Hour Book
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The Little Colour Grinder
12:12 -
Brother Stephen's Inspiration
10:50 -
Gabriel Interviews the Abbott
9:24 -
The Hour Book
10:53 -
The Count's Tax
6:22 -
Gabriel's Prayer
10:26 -
The Book Goes to Lady Anne
6:41 -
08 - Lady Anne Writes to the King
11:13 -
The King's Messenger
13:30 -
Gabriel's Christmas
17:57 -
The King's Illuminator
8:16
Gabriel and the Hour Book (1906) is a public domain work.
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About this book
Spring flowers accompany Gabriel Viaud on his daily walk from a thatched cottage to St. Martin's Abbey in Normandy. The peasant boy earns a little money preparing parchment and grinding colours for the monks who make decorated books. A new assignment places him beside Brother Stephen, a gifted painter whose love of his craft is troubled by the restrictions of abbey life.
Evaleen Stein's historical story for children follows the making of an hour book intended as a royal bridal gift for Lady Anne of Bretagne. Painted pages, a velvet cover and jeweled clasps make the object tangible, while Gabriel's family's difficulties give him a private reason to care about its destination. The contrast between a costly commission and a child's modest hopes supplies the story's tension.
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Book facts
- Author
- Evaleen Stein
- Reading time
- About 90 minutes
- Pages
- 42
- Language
- English
- Genre
- Childrens Classics
- Formats
- PDF, EPUB, Read online, Audiobook
- Audio read by
- Laura Victoria