Farewell to Arms
This archival, hand-sewn journal 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 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 blue and white cotton, and its bookmark is blue satin ribbon. Its spine is covered in light blue Dubletta cloth from the Netherlands, and its boards are wrapped in part of a 1943 map of Europe that required some conservation.
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 journal a 1911, 20 centesimi coin from Italy. The metal coin survived both World Wars, and the paper map made it through the Second. This coin, in fact, was minted during the Italo-Turkish war in Libya. The components of this book have literally been to the wars. It’s a model of resilience and survival.
This book is roughly 6 x 9” with a few more than 150 blank pages inside.
This archival, hand-sewn journal 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 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 blue and white cotton, and its bookmark is blue satin ribbon. Its spine is covered in light blue Dubletta cloth from the Netherlands, and its boards are wrapped in part of a 1943 map of Europe that required some conservation.
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 journal a 1911, 20 centesimi coin from Italy. The metal coin survived both World Wars, and the paper map made it through the Second. This coin, in fact, was minted during the Italo-Turkish war in Libya. The components of this book have literally been to the wars. It’s a model of resilience and survival.
This book is roughly 6 x 9” with a few more than 150 blank pages inside.
This archival, hand-sewn journal 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 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 blue and white cotton, and its bookmark is blue satin ribbon. Its spine is covered in light blue Dubletta cloth from the Netherlands, and its boards are wrapped in part of a 1943 map of Europe that required some conservation.
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 journal a 1911, 20 centesimi coin from Italy. The metal coin survived both World Wars, and the paper map made it through the Second. This coin, in fact, was minted during the Italo-Turkish war in Libya. The components of this book have literally been to the wars. It’s a model of resilience and survival.
This book is roughly 6 x 9” with a few more than 150 blank pages inside.