Masters

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 greenand yellow cotton, and its bookmark is green satin ribbon.  Its spine is covered in library Buckram, and its boards are wrapped in a 1947 map of the southern United States.

 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 vintage ball marker frm the Masters tournament in Augusta, Georgia. Magnolia Lane, which leads to the clubhouse at Augusta National Golf Club was first paved in the year this map was printed.  Smooth.

This book is approximately 6 x 9” with a few more than 150 blank pages.