Iceland

This archival, hand-sewn journal/sketchbook is made from 100 gsm, rose Hahnemühle Ingres mouldmade paper from Germany, sewn with Irish linen thread in the linked stitch pattern that dates back at least to the Ancient Copts.  It allows the book to lay open easily to any page.

 This book’s endbands are blue and white cotton, and its bookmark is blue goatskin.  Its spine is covered in Dubletta cloth from the Netherlands, and its boards are wrapped in a 1940 world map.  Its fly leaves are decorated with paper licensed by Jemma Lewis Marbling in the U.K.

 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 1996, 5 Króna coin from Iceland. White beaked dolphins live in the waters around Iceland year around.  Frolic.

This book is approximately 6.5 x 9.5” with a few more than 150 blank pages.