Description The Paperblanks Daphnis Journal in the Midi size is 5 x 7 inches and Smyth Sewn for durability. It has 240 lined pages of acid-free ivory 120 gsm paper, includes a memento pouch and ribbon marker, and features an elastic closure. Inside the original 1910 version of this sumptuous binding lay one of the oldest and most effortlessly romantic stories ever written. This gilt and crushed blue levant morocco binding by Emile-Philippe Mercier contained Jacques Amyot's French translation of the tale Daphnis and Chloe. The original story was composed by the 2nd-century Greek author Longus, a little-known writer assumed to have been a freedman of a Roman family. Daphnis and Chloe were the fictional lovers against whom all others can be measured. Their story was the inspiration for one of contemporary cinema's most beloved films, The Princess Bride. Daphnis and Chloe were naive lovers separated by pirate abductions and battles aplenty. But love prevails and in the end they are restored to pastoral, wedded bliss. Paperblanks' Daphnis & Chloe journals feature orange and purple designs. Orange is associated with Daphnis for its suggestion of joy and warmth, freedom and creativity. Purple, the color of Chloe, combines wisdom and calm, dignity and mystery. Paperblanks journals are made in China. We offer Free Shipping on all orders over $59 for US customers, and for orders over $250 for our Canadian customers.
