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This archival, hand-sewn journal is made from 85 gsm, hand-laid Arches 100% cotton rag archival paper stitched with Irish linen thread in the linked pattern that was developed by the ancient Copts and discovered in Nag Hammadi, Egypt in 1945. This stitch allows the book to lay open easily at any page.

This book’s endbands are green and white cotton, and its bookmark is calfskin.  Its spine is covered in waxed pigskin, and its boards are wrapped in a 1959 map of the USA, showing Owensboro, Kentucky on the cover.

Treasure binding began with monks in the 6th 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 1935 bronze betting coin from Green Fork Whiskey in Owensboro.  Founded in 1886, it is the 10th oldest distillery in Kentucky.  With a little luck, you’ll sample their product and keep your tasting notes in this book for more than 100 years too.

This book is roughly 7 x 10” and contains a few more than 150 blank pages.

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This archival, hand-sewn journal is made from 85 gsm, hand-laid Arches 100% cotton rag archival paper stitched with Irish linen thread in the linked pattern that was developed by the ancient Copts and discovered in Nag Hammadi, Egypt in 1945. This stitch allows the book to lay open easily at any page.

This book’s endbands are green and white cotton, and its bookmark is calfskin.  Its spine is covered in waxed pigskin, and its boards are wrapped in a 1959 map of the USA, showing Owensboro, Kentucky on the cover.

Treasure binding began with monks in the 6th 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 1935 bronze betting coin from Green Fork Whiskey in Owensboro.  Founded in 1886, it is the 10th oldest distillery in Kentucky.  With a little luck, you’ll sample their product and keep your tasting notes in this book for more than 100 years too.

This book is roughly 7 x 10” and contains a few more than 150 blank pages.

This archival, hand-sewn journal is made from 85 gsm, hand-laid Arches 100% cotton rag archival paper stitched with Irish linen thread in the linked pattern that was developed by the ancient Copts and discovered in Nag Hammadi, Egypt in 1945. This stitch allows the book to lay open easily at any page.

This book’s endbands are green and white cotton, and its bookmark is calfskin.  Its spine is covered in waxed pigskin, and its boards are wrapped in a 1959 map of the USA, showing Owensboro, Kentucky on the cover.

Treasure binding began with monks in the 6th 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 1935 bronze betting coin from Green Fork Whiskey in Owensboro.  Founded in 1886, it is the 10th oldest distillery in Kentucky.  With a little luck, you’ll sample their product and keep your tasting notes in this book for more than 100 years too.

This book is roughly 7 x 10” and contains a few more than 150 blank pages.