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Moon book…

September 2, 2021Posted in UncategorizedTagged alexlibris, art, artisan, artjournal, book, bookart, bookbinding, crafts, esoteric, fullmoon, handmade, journal, leather, leather journal, magic, magician, medieval, moon, moonlight, necronomicon, occult, occultism, red, wiccaLeave 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, 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.

The Moon below aged glass is placed in the central part of the cover. The brass frame is surrounded with deep embossed frames and fixed to the cover with metal pins. 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.

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Bismillah…

May 12, 2021Posted in UncategorizedTagged aged, arab, arabic, bismillah, faith, god, gracious, green, handmade, islam, leather book, leather journal, magic, magician, medieval, mosque, muslims, necronomicon, shibuya-ku, tokyo, 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. Handcrafted using genuine Italian leather…

Journal size is in 8″ x 10″ (26 x 20 cm) and thickness around 3 inches (8 cm). The front cover plates has recessed blank central part, surrounded with embossed frame and handmade brass corners. Leather is hand toned and aged in green color tone.

The Basmala (Bismillah in Arabic) calligraphy is from the walls of Tokyo’s Turkish Mosque in the Shibuya-ku district district. The phrase ‘Bismillah ar-Rahman ar-Rahim’ translates to ‘In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful’. It is a common phrase used by Muslims before they do anything e.g. before eating; before driving; before starting an exam; etc. The wisdom of using this phrase is to remind people to be conscious of God, and in doing so, refrain from acting unjustly or being ungrateful to the blessings which God Almighty has bestowed upon us all.

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.

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.

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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…

Belts…

June 4, 2019September 25, 2019Posted in UncategorizedTagged alchemist, alchemy, book, crafts, fountain pen, gamer, handbook, handmade, journal, leather, leatherbook, leathercraft, magic, magician, writingLeave a comment

The design is a bit unique and first introduction of this design was in 2015. In four year was made about 20 books including several different sizes, different color tones and paper types. In this year was made only five books. Because a lot of high precise work and extra hours implemented in this design, to the next year are not planned more books like this one.

Journal size is 8″ x 10″ (26 x 20 cm) large and has thickness of around 3 inches (8 cm). 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…

The book block has 350 leaves (700 pages) of the lined 120 gsm weight paper in ivory color tone. 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.

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.

Bookmarks…

May 5, 2019September 25, 2019Posted in UncategorizedTagged bookmark, books, handmade, marks, reading, uniqueLeave a comment

Bookmarks are made on the first place as a upgrade. I didn’t plan to sell it separately, but after few accidental purchase – listing is modified. Purchasing with a book has almost symbolic price in comparison with quantity of work on it. Purchasing it separately has higher cost but it still lower then it need to be calculated by implemented work hours.

Alchemist…

March 20, 2019September 25, 2019Posted in UncategorizedTagged alchemy, alexlibris, artisan, book, bookart, bookbinding, etsy, handmade, journal, leather journal, leathercraft, magic, magician, medieval1 Comment

This journal type will be in regular offer on our online shop. It is not easy to make it, ask a lot of work hours and from time to time would not be available in the Etsy shop…

Journal size is 10″ x 13″ (33 x 25 cm) large; around 2.5 inches (6 cm) thick and around 9 lbs (4.2 kg) weight. The front cover plates has recessed blank central part, surrounded with embossed frame and handmade brass corners. Leather is hand toned and aged in dark brown color tone. The front cover plate has hand gilded transmutation circle, attributed to a German alchemist from the 17th century. The book block has around 300 leaves (600 pages) of the strong 120 gsm weight clean white paper. 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.