Group workshop : The apprentice copyists – art workshop

    Abondance

    An introduction to the art of writing in the Middle Ages.

    Pigments, parchments, gold leaf, calligraphy… all names that evoke the Middle Ages and the work of the copyist monks in the abbeys. Taking as a starting point the observation of a 15th century handwritten songbook, the pupils set off to discover this art and then try their hand at writing their first name for primary school pupils or copying a sentence from a medieval text for secondary school pupils.
    Learning calligraphy allows them to find a new relationship with writing through technical gestures and an adapted vocabulary.

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    Activities

    • Cultural activities

    Cultural activities

    • Calligraphy

    Customer base

    • Groups
    • Home school groups
    • Holiday Camps Home
    • Children from 6 to 12 years
    • Cycle 2: elementary School
    • Cycle 3: college (6th)
    • Cycle 4: middle School

    Opening

    From 01/01 to 31/12, daily.

    On demand.

    Animals

    Animaux : Refused

    Age range

    Minimum age : 6 years

    Maximum age : 14 years

    Adapted Tourism

    • Mental disability

    Prices

    Group children: 4.50 to 5 € (5 € per child if the group is less than 20 children.).


    Free of charge: 3 accompanying persons per class.

    Information for booking

    Free of charge: 3 accompanying persons per class.

    Payment method

    • Carte bancaire
    • Chèque
    • Espèces
    • Credit transfer

    Location

    Abbaye d'Abondance
    Place de l'Abbatiale
    74360 Abondance

    By car: From the banks of Lake Geneva, take the D22 towards the Abondance valley. On foot: from the centre of the village, head towards the Place de l'Abbatiale along the "Montée du Cloître", which runs alongside the town hall and presbytery, then under the porch. The entrance to the site, on the square, is a little further up on the right. Accessible by car from the church square. Car parks located at the entrance or in the centre of the village. Bus line Colombus (Vallée d'Abondance) and line 12 Thonon-les-Bains - Châtel.

    Characteristics :

    • Mountain location

    Spoken languages

    • French

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