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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.

Anatomia…

October 17, 2019Posted in UncategorizedTagged anatomia, anatomy, art, book, corpse, creative, dark, davinci, decor, design, doctor, grimoire, halloween, horror, hospital, human, journal, leather, library, morbid, mystic, respect, ribcage, scary, style, unique, witch1 Comment

The first one Anatomia leather journal finished in this year. Will be more books like this in the next year…

The red one…

November 16, 2018September 25, 2019Posted in UncategorizedTagged accessories, art, artisan, atlas, bible, book, bookart, bookbinding, books, calligraphy, celtic, Christianity, chronicles, circle, coatofarms, craft, crafts, crest, dark, design, desire, evolutio, familia, family, goth, gothic, horror, journal, leather, leathercraft, leatherwork, library, life, madness, magic, medieval, mundus, mystery, notebook, ooak, perfection, protection, red, style, stylish, unique, wiccaLeave a comment

14″ x 10″ large custom ordered leather book. Oak wooden plate fitted in the recessed center part, surrounded with the gilded frame, hold customer family crest. Extra time is implemented to be made unique brass corners. Uniquely made the book spine have deep embossed Latin words: Evolutio, Familia, Mundus. The book is filled with heavy parchment paper…

Valknut…

September 29, 2018September 25, 2019Posted in UncategorizedTagged accessories, art, book, books, calligraphy, crafts, dark, design, gamer, goth, gothic, havamal, journal, library, magic, nordic, norse, notebook, odin, runes, style, stylish, tolkien, valknutLeave a comment

Journal size is in 8″ x 10″ (26 x 20 cm) and thickness is near 3 inches (8 cm). Central symbol, Valknut – is hand carved from thick leather, hardener with special bookbinder mixtures and gilded. Leather is hand toned and aged in dark brown color tone. The book block has 300 leaves (600 pages) of the strong 140 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. Leather stripes adorn the cover placing an intrigue when opening and discovering its beauty.

Cthulhu…

September 28, 2018September 25, 2019Posted in UncategorizedTagged art, book, books, crafts, cthulhu, dark, death, design, diary, gothic, grimoire, handbook, horror, journal, library, lovecraft, magic, magician, mystery, necronomicon, pentagram, sigil, steampunk, style, stylishLeave a comment

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 dark brown color tone.
Central symbol, Cthulhu – Sigil of the Gateway, is hand carved from thick leather, gilded and hardener with special bookbinders mixtures.
The book block has 300 leaves (600 pages) of strong 140 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.

D&D…

September 28, 2018September 26, 2019Posted in UncategorizedTagged art, book, books, calligraphy, carving, celtic, craft, crafts, d&d, dark, death, design, diary, dragons, dungeons, gamer, gothic, handbook, helmet, journal, library, magic, mask, mystery, nordic, norse, style, stylishLeave a comment

Custom ordered leather blank book in Dungeons and Dragons thematic. It is 10″ x 13″ large, few inches thick and with 600 pages. The symbol is hand carved from special prepared thick leather, hardener with bookbinders mixtures, gilded and aged. This is the second and the last one book made with this symbol. I don’t have intention to produce it more…

Grimoire…

September 22, 2018September 26, 2019Posted in UncategorizedTagged alexlibris, art, book, bookart, bookbinding, books, calligraphy, craft, crafts, dark, death, design, desire, diary, etsy, gamer, goth, gothic, grimoire, journal, leather, library, life, magic, mystery, pentacle, pentagram, red, style, stylish4 Comments

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 in 10″ x 13″ (33 x 25 cm) and thickness around 2.5 inches (6 cm). The book block has 300 leaves (600 pages if count both side of paper) of 120 gsm weight, gloss, clean white paper with red edges. Used quality paper type make this book a bit heavier than is usually. The book weight is around 7.7 lbs or 3.5 kg.

The book cover is bound in black leather with carved, embossed and gilded elements. Pentagram and frame are made from hand carved, embossed and gilded thick leather – hardener with special bookbinders mixtures.

From the customer review:
“Is thicker in person than in the pictures – which is perfect. Sleek and elegant, ornate in its design, and would make for a perfect creative Mage’s spellbook project and prop.”

Personalized…

August 22, 2018September 27, 2019Posted in UncategorizedTagged accessories, art, atlas, book, books, BoS, calligraphy, celtic, chronicles, cookbook, craft, crafts, d&d, dark, death, design, diary, fanart, gamer, goth, gothic, handmade, journal, leather, library, life, lotr, madness, magic, medieval, mystery, notebook, steampunk, style, stylish, tolkien, wiccaLeave a comment

From the customer review:

Amazingly crafted book and excellent service. Alex kept the communication from the designing of the book to the process of delivery. He went through the extra miles to meet a fast production time and without compromising quality. There was a gaff with the delivery which was not of his fault, he kept with the updates and made sure the package arrives. And still it arrived earlier. The details of the book are fascinating, this object of art is a display masterpiece in itself. Five stars overall – and then some more.