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Moon – pentagram…

July 23, 2020Posted in UncategorizedTagged alexlibris, art, artisan, book, bookart, bookbinding, bookofshadows, craft, etsy, grimoire, handmade, journal, leather, medieval, moon, pagan, pentacle, pentagram, wicca, witchLeave a comment

An exquisite hand made large leather journal for you to record your encounters with magic, spells and the mysteries the world has to offer. Handcrafted using genuine Italian leather.

Journal size is 8″ x 10″ (26 x 20 cm) large and has thickness of about 3 inches (7 cm). The front cover plate has hand carved pentagram from thick leather, surrounded with deeply embossed frame. Leather is hand toned and aged in wide range of brown color tones.

The book block has 300 leaves (600 pages) of 140 gsm weight, blank white paper. The producer of the paper is Italian company Fedrigoni. The high-grade paper does not bleed through and is exceptionally smooth to write on. The inside cover – endpapers are marbled parchment which gives it a nice touch. The gilded and aged paper edges all contribute to that authentic vintage look.

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Three belts…

February 28, 2020Posted in UncategorizedTagged alchemy, alexlibris, belts, book, bookofshadows, craft, etsy, gift, grimoire, journal, large, leather, magick, medieval, memoires, rare, unique, writingLeave a comment

An exquisite hand made large leather journal for you to record your encounters with magic, spells and the mysteries the world has to offer. Hand tinted and aged for fine collectors among you…

The design is a bit unique and first introduction of this design was in 2015. In four year was made about 25 books including several different sizes, different color tones and paper types.

Journal size is 10″ x 14″ (35 x 25 cm) and thickness is about 2 1/2 inches (7 cm). The book block has 250 leaves (500 pages) of 140 gsm weight, blank white paper. The high-grade paper does not bleed through and is exceptionally smooth to write on. The book weight is about 9 pounds or 4 kg.

Leather is carefully hand toned and aged in several layer until it got wide specter of the brown color tones. Belts going trough the cover, on the spine part are placed between ribs and tight close the book with metal buckles. Leather belts adorn the cover placing an intrigue when opening and discovering its beauty. A lot of high precise work and extra work hours are implemented in this book design…

Ouroboros…

January 17, 2020Posted in UncategorizedTagged alchemist, alchemy, ancient, ancientegypt, ankh, art, book, bookofshadows, craft, decor, diary, grimoire, homedecor, journal, leather, magic, magician, medieval, ouroboros, pentacle, reborn, reptile, serpent, sketchbook, snake1 Comment

10″ x 14″ large leather journal with gilded Ouroboros surrounded with ancient Egyptian symbols of the five elements and the Ankh on the book spine…

An exquisite hand made large leather journal for you to record your encounters with magic, spells and the mysteries the world has to offer.

The front cover plate has hand carved the Ouroboros pentagram symbol from the special prepared, hardener and gilded leather. It is placed between ancient Egyptian symbols of the five elements, surrounded with gilded frame. Leather is carefully hand toned and aged in several layers until it got nice grade of the brown color tones. The inside cover – endpapers are marbled parchment which gives it a nice touch. The gilded and aged paper edges all contribute to that authentic vintage look.

Journal size is 10″ x 14″ (35 x 25 cm) and thickness is around 2 1/2 inches (6 cm). The book block has 250 leaves (500 pages) of 140 gsm weight, clean white paper. The high-grade paper does not bleed through and is exceptionally smooth to write on. The book weight is around 9 pounds or 4 kg.

Palantir…

December 11, 2019Posted in UncategorizedTagged alexlibris, bookart, box, cia, cover, craft, etsy, handmade, leather, palantir, pentagon, portfolio, projectLeave a comment

Large leather portfolio cover with the leather box, both in the same design… made for Palantir.

Alchemy journal…

November 21, 2019Posted in UncategorizedTagged aged, alchemist, alchemy, alexlibris, art, book, bookart, bookbinding, bookworm, craft, diary, elegant, etsy, fountainpen, fullmetalalchemist, gold, handmade, journal, journalism, leather, leatherjournal, luxury, magic, magician, medieval, memories, notebook, white, writer, writing2 Comments

Alchemy leather journal, 8″ x 10″ large, aged white leather, gilded the frame and transmutation symbol, ivory toned paper…

Memento Mori…

November 19, 2019Posted in UncategorizedTagged alchemist, alchemy, ambigram, art, authentic, book, book of shadows, cover, craft, dark, dead, death, design, die, etsy, gift, gilded, gold, grimoire, journal, leather, macabre, magic, medieval, memento mori, morbid, skull, styleLeave a comment

An exquisite hand made large leather journal for you to record your encounters with magic, spells and the mysteries the world has to offer.

Journal size is 10″ x 14″ (35 x 25 cm) and thickness is about 2 1/2 inches (6 cm). The book block has 250 leaves (500 pages) of 140 gsm weight, clean white paper. The high-grade paper does not bleed through and is exceptionally smooth to write on. The book weight is about 9 pounds or 4 kg.

Gilded “Memento Mori” (Latin: Remember That You Must Die) ambigram form the frame with metal pins in the corners. The skull is placed in the recessed central part of the cover. Leather is carefully hand toned and aged in several layer until it got wide specter of the brown color tones. The inside cover – endpapers are marbled parchment which gives it a nice touch. The gilded and aged paper edges all contribute to that authentic vintage look.

In “chained libraries” books are were chained to lecterns or shelves to prevent theft. In that reasons, this book have sturdy mounted chain on back cover plate. Locking of the book is made with leather stripes, decorative metal ends and pegs embedded in edge of thick front cover plate. This clasps adorn the cover placing intrigue when opening and discovering its beauty.

It is something new in the offer…

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Memento Mori…

November 5, 2019Posted in UncategorizedTagged aged, agenda, alexlibris, ancient, art, book, brown, craft, dark, dead, deathe, etsy, framed, gift, goth, gothic, journal, leather, leathercraft, medieval, memento mori, notebook, shop, skull, style, vintageLeave a comment

Something new in the shop.
Memento Mori leather journal 10″ x 14″ large with the skull.

Classic…

October 19, 2019Posted in UncategorizedTagged alexlibris, art, book, bookart, bookbinding, classic, craft, decor, embossed, etsy, framed, gift, idea, journal, leather, medieval, sketchbook, uniqueLeave a comment

8″ x 10″ large leather journal from regular offer in the shop…

Caduceus…

May 31, 2019September 25, 2019Posted in UncategorizedTagged alexlibris, blue, book, bookart, caduceus, craft, deep blue, doctor, etsy, handmade, journal, leather, leathercraft, medicine, silveredLeave a comment

The book was made some time ago but was not shared until now. The Caduceus is hand carved from thick leather, hardener with special bookbinder mixtures and silvered. It fit great with a deep blue leather and the frame. Symbol on the book spine was customer personalization.
Size of the book, actually blank journal, is 10 x 13″ and has 500 pages.