her work in the scriptorium is always a joy to behold : she blends the modern and the classic , the roman and the celtic , in ways that i had never before imagined -- but you can see for yourself ; i have enclosed a copy of bede 's ecclesiastical history that leoba produced , on her own -- she made not only the golden script , but the goat-skin pages themselves , and the painted leather cover , and the decorations on the spine -- all wonderful , as you can see , though made by a rebellious and insolent nun !