The Observer No I Drawing

When I was about five years old grandmother would take me to church. I did not find it very interesting and would got bored. The only source of entertainment I had there was a small prayer-book with some monochromatic engravings. I would look at the lucid lines on them and could not understand how it's been done. I did not understand that it was printed i thought it was a very professional drawing. There was all kinds of angels and dragons. I liked it very much and still do. In between the pages I would find added colorful cards with something like Raphael's Sistine Madonna. I remember them being full of light. I remember fresco on the ceiling being darkened by old age. I liked them too but they were very high up above and prayer-book was in my hands. I would never get bored of looking at engravings and pictures.