1945

This archival, hand-sewn journal/sketchbook is made from 85 gsm, hand-laid Arches 100% cotton rag archival paper stitched with Irish linen thread in the linked pattern that was used as early as 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 satin ribbon.  Its spine is covered in goatskin, and its boards are wrapped in a 1949 map of Europe.

 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 book is a 1945 wartime French 5 Franc coin. “The fundamental things apply as time goes by.”—As Time Goes By Herman Hupfeld, 1931.

This book is approximately 6.5 x 10” with a few more than 150 blank pages.