Description The Paperblanks Equinoxe Azure Journal in the Mini size is 3.75 x 5.5 inches and Smyth Sewn for durability. It has 240 lined pages of acid-free ivory 120 gsm paper, includes a memento pouch and a ribbon marker, and features a clasp closure. The intricate rules that governed life during Holy Week deserved to be housed in a similarly momentous and ornate binding. In cultures all over the world, the first full moon after the vernal equinox is a sacred time. The cover reproduced here protected L'office de la Semaine Sainte, which explained the many rites and observances to be followed during the most important period in the Christian calendar. The entire surface of the original cover was adorned a la fanfare, an elaborate, hand tooled pattern edged in gilt. Fanfare, which was a style popular from the late 1500s until the early 1700s, required tremendous skill on the part of the bookbinder and was reserved for books of great importance. The cover of the Paperblanks Equinoxe Journal, featuring a tendril motif, reproduces a 1688 binding from the Dusseldorf Museum Kunstpalast. 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.
