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The bright side of the "dark" middle ages
THIRD TRIAD OF PS AND HS  
 
  calligraphy workshop
 
The Middle Ages are often referred to as the Dark Ages. But was everything really so dark back then?
 
The calligraphy workshop is intended to get to know a different Middle Ages. Students discover the long-forgotten knowledge of scribes and book painters who created the most important treasures in medieval monasteries. They think about the sustainability of knowledge transfer media then and now.
 
They are tested in the role of medieval scribes from Stična Abbey. With a calligraphic pen and ink, they learn to write in protogothic - a script that is typical of manuscripts from Stična from the 12th century.
 
 
  45+ min
 
  3 eur
 
  accessories are provided by the museum
 
  hosting is possible
 
  Slovenian language, History
 
  Students:
● think about the “dark” Middle Ages;
● discover the cultural significance of medieval monasteries;
● compare knowledge transfer media then and now.