{"id":31067,"date":"2020-06-26T14:01:46","date_gmt":"2020-06-26T04:01:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/allisontait.com\/?page_id=31067"},"modified":"2023-06-19T13:40:39","modified_gmt":"2023-06-19T03:40:39","slug":"old-books-ciphers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/allisontait.com\/old-books-ciphers\/","title":{"rendered":"Old Books &#038; Ciphers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;Page Title Section&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_color_gradient_direction=&#8221;115deg&#8221; background_enable_image=&#8221;off&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;26px||0px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_color=&#8221;#2763a5&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; max_width=&#8221;960px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;|||0px&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;27px|40px||10%&#8221; 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font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 1px; text-transform: uppercase;\">more about LIFE IN THE MIDDLE AGES:<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/makingmanuscriptsblog.wordpress.com\/2017\/12\/05\/622\/\">Teaching kids about life in the middle ages (lesson plans)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=tbT6IkMQxck\">A mini guide to Medieval monks <\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.english-heritage.org.uk\/members-area\/kids\/medieval-monasteries\/\">The Kids Rule! Guide to Medieval Monasteries<\/a>\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; max_width=&#8221;100%&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;50px||0px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;30px||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding_phone=&#8221;&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;17px&#8221; link_line_height=&#8221;2em&#8221; header_5_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; header_5_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; text_font_size_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; text_font_size_phone=&#8221;16px&#8221; text_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; link_font_size_tablet=&#8221;17px&#8221; link_font_size_phone=&#8221;16px&#8221; link_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|tablet&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h5><strong>If you\u2019d like to do more reading about old books, ciphers, illuminated manuscripts and life in the middle ages, you might be interested in some of these books:<\/strong><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/booktopia.kh4ffx.net\/BgPEW\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/meetings-with-remarkable-manuscripts-christopher-de-hamel\/book\/9780241003046.html?irclickid=057RITQDdxyOW810GtxSTziGUkiR4yWZ5V7M2Q0&amp;SUBID1=&amp;SUBID2=&amp;irgwc=1&amp;bk_source_id=1307377&amp;utm_campaign=altait&amp;utm_medium=affiliate&amp;utm_source=Impact&amp;bk_source=Impact\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Meetings with Remarkable Manuscripts<\/a> Christopher de Hamel<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/illuminated-manuscripts-richard-hayman\/book\/9781784422363.html?irclickid=zUoVifT4wxyJR6k0W2SX%3Awd2UkiWxEz0xRckxQ0&amp;SUBID1=&amp;SUBID2=&amp;irgwc=1&amp;bk_source_id=1307377&amp;utm_campaign=altait&amp;utm_medium=affiliate&amp;utm_source=Impact&amp;bk_source=Impact\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Illuminated manuscripts<\/a>\u00a0Richard Hayman<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/book-of-colours-robyn-cadwallader\/book\/9781460756751.html?irclickid=zUoVifT4wxyJR6k0W2SX%3Awd2UkiWxEwYxRckxQ0&amp;SUBID1=&amp;SUBID2=&amp;irgwc=1&amp;bk_source_id=1307377&amp;utm_campaign=altait&amp;utm_medium=affiliate&amp;utm_source=Impact&amp;bk_source=Impact\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Book Of Colours<\/a> (novel)\u00a0 Robyn Cadwallader<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/making-medieval-manuscripts-christopher-de-hamel\/book\/9781851244683.html?irclickid=zUoVifT4wxyJR6k0W2SX%3Awd2UkiWxEWgxRckxQ0&amp;SUBID1=&amp;SUBID2=&amp;irgwc=1&amp;bk_source_id=1307377&amp;utm_campaign=altait&amp;utm_medium=affiliate&amp;utm_source=Impact&amp;bk_source=Impact\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Making Medieval Manuscripts<\/a> Christopher de Hamel<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Growing-Middle-Ages-Paul-Newman\/dp\/0786430842\">Growing Up In The Middle Ages<\/a> Paul B. Newman<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/life-in-a-medieval-village-frances-gies\/book\/9780062415660.html?irclickid=zUoVifT4wxyJR6k0W2SX%3Awd2UkiWxEXwxRckxQ0&amp;SUBID1=&amp;SUBID2=&amp;irgwc=1&amp;bk_source_id=1307377&amp;utm_campaign=altait&amp;utm_medium=affiliate&amp;utm_source=Impact&amp;bk_source=Impact\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Life In a Medieval Village<\/a> Francis and Joseph Giles<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; use_custom_gutter=&#8221;on&#8221; gutter_width=&#8221;2&#8243; custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; width_tablet=&#8221;80%&#8221; width_phone=&#8221;&#8221; width_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; max_width=&#8221;100%&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;30px||0px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; custom_padding_phone=&#8221;&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/allisontait.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/quote-from-Ateban-Cipher-by-A.L.-Tait.png&#8221; alt=&#8221;quote from The Ateban Cipher by A.L. 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