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2022 Azure Mini WTO Horizontal Diary Paperblanks by Paperblanks 2022
$23.95 AUD
Category: Gift and Humour
The 1688 binding of L'office de la Semaine Sainte, detailing the rites of the Christian Holy Week, was adorned by a handtooled pattern edged in gilt. Our cover reproduces this "fanfare" style which was reserved for books of great importance.
2022 Beethoven, Mini, (Week at a Time) Diary: Hardcover, Horizontal Layout, 100 gsm, wrap closure by Paperblanks
$23.95 AUD
Category: Gift and Humour
Ludwig van Beethoven’s musical expressions of heroism and struggle mirror his personal tragedies, including the loss of his hearing and a tumultuous family life. The autograph manuscript of Violin Sonata No. 10 in G Major featured on this cover was written in 1812.
2022 Blue Velvet Mini WTO Horizontal Diary Paperblanks by Paperblanks 2022
$23.95 AUD
Category: Gift and Humour
Our Blue Velvet design is inspired by a piece of a 15th-century velvet dalmatic. It is decorated in brocaded gilt metal thread with a seven-lobed shield, an artichoke-like botanical shape and tiny floral patterns.
2022 Destiny Ultra DTP Diary Paperblanks by Paperblanks 2022
$38.95 AUD
Category: Gift and Humour
This design comes from an 1893 binding housing Voltaire's Zadig, or The Book of Fate. First published in 1747, it tells the story of Zadig, an ancient Babylonian philosopher. The book is a philosophical treatise that provides thematic inspiration for the modern detective story.
2022 Moonlight Mini WTO Horizontal Diary Paperblanks by Paperblanks 2022
$23.95 AUD
Category: Gift and Humour
Olena Skytsiuk is one of the foremost practitioners of Petrykivka painting, in which brushes crafted from cat hairs are used to create an effect unlike any other. In each design, small strokes combine to create landscapes and floral scenes.
2022 Shiraz, Midi, (Week at a Time) Diary: Hardcover, Horizontal Layout, 100 gsm, elastic closure by Paperblanks 2022
$27.95 AUD
Category: Gift and Humour
Said to have been first commissioned by one of the Safavid princes of Shiraz, this masterful example of 16th-century Islamic bookbinding was originally crafted from black goatskin that was embossed, gilded, painted and covered with delicate gold filigree.
2022 Sierra, Ultra, (Day at a Time) Flexi Diary: Softcover, 80 gsm, Day to a Page Layout (except Sat/Sun), no closure by PAPERBLANKS
$38.95 AUD
Category: Gift and Humour
Capturing the flavour of Renaissance-style binding at its zenith, this intricately embellished book cover is unique, tactile and so very pleasing to the eye. During this remarkable period in history, manuscripts were renowned for their exquisitely crafted covers made of fine moroccan leather. Brought in ...Show more
2022 The Waves (Volume 3) Midi WTO Horizontal Diary Paperblanks by Paperblanks
$27.95 AUD
Category: Gift and Humour
Virginia Woolf carved out new territory for artists, particularly women writers. She wrote with sensitivity and insight about the confusion, mystery and uncertainty of everyday life. Her 1931 novel The Waves was originally drafted in a series of seven notebooks, including the one reproduced for this cov ...Show more
2022 Turquoise Chronicles WTO Horizontal Diary Paperblanks by Paperblanks 2022
$27.95 AUD
Category: Gift and Humour
This cover is based on the binding for a book titled Chroniques, published by Salel Binder in Paris in 1514. The exuberance of the design reflects the splendour of the Renaissance approach to decoration.
2024 Azure (Equinoxe) Mini 12-month Dayplanner by Paperblanks
$24.95 AUD
Category: Gift and Humour | Series: Equinoxe Ser.
The 1688 binding of L'office de la Semaine Sainte, detailing the rites of the Christian Holy Week, was adorned by a handtooled pattern edged in gilt. Our cover reproduces this "fanfare" style which was reserved for books of great importance.
2024 Flemish Rose MINI Diary Paperblanks by Paperblanks 2024
$28.95 AUD
Category: Gift and Humour | Series: Mira Botanica Ser.
Before Dutch still life painting developed, artists illuminated handwritten manuscripts to add emotional power to a written work. A celebrated practitioner of this style was Joris Hoefnagel. Reproduced here is a page he illuminated for the Mira calligraph
Agra Mini Lined Hardcover Journal by Paperblanks
$19.95 AUD
Category: Gift and Humour
Our Agra journal cover is named for Agra, India, where the Taj Mahal is located. It reproduces a photograph by Gérard Degeorge of one of the Taj Mahal's iconic marble flowers. To carve into marble is to commit to perfection. Any mistake meant the whole slab had to be discarded. Each of these marbled flo ...Show more