1910

This archival, hand-sewn journal/sketchbook is made from 80 gsm Mohawk Superfine archival paper stitched with Irish linen thread in the linked pattern that was developed by the ancient Copts. This stitch allows the book to lay open easily at any page.

 This book’s endbands are blue and white cotton, and its bookmark is goatskin.  Its spine is covered in French goatskin, and its boards are wrapped in paper that was hand marbled by Betty Caponi in Monte San Giusto, Italy.

 Treasure binding began with monks in the 6^th Century who would encrust volumes with jewels. During the Renaissance, there was a resurgence in treasure binding. This is a contemporary revival of the treasure binding in which a lucky charm has been embedded in the cover of this book.  

 The talisman in this journal is a British 1910 penny, featuring the likeness of King Edward VII in the last year of his reign.  Known as “Bertie,” the king cared about diplomacy and art.  He was an avid collector of Faberge, commissioning a series of animals found around the estate at Sandringham. 

This book is approximately 6 x9” with a few more than 150 blank pages.