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NB: This is a commissioned book and nfs.

This archival, hand-sewn journal/sketchbook is made from 100 gsm, antique white 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 brown and yellow cotton, and its bookmark is sueded pigskin.  This book is wrapped in chrome-free tanned pigskin. Its endpapers are licensed by Jemma Lewis Marbling, 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 a commemorative medallion from the 1937 Exposition Internationale de Paris, Arts and Technioves World’s Fair, featuring a ceramicist. The hands of many artisans are joined in every work of art.

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