B5 Custom Leather Journal. Personalised GuestBook. Leather Notebook. Hard Cover Book Blank. Leather Sketchbook. Wedding Gift. Anniversary Gift
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MADE TO ORDER in A5 size: 7'' x 9.8" (18 X 25 cm.).Time to be ready to ship: 2-3 weeks. (Please, read my policies about shipping time frame)
I'll make for you a blank book handbound with hardcover in high natural skin (light cream colour), engraved by hand with bookbinding designs and, if you like, personalized with words or extracts of your favorite poem, song, literary, book...
+ + CUSTOMIZATION INCLUDED:
*** A text engraved on the cover: Maximum number of Words to be embossed on the leather cover in this A5 size: 25 Words. (You can check here: http://wordcounter.net)
If you need a text longer, please contact me before purchase to send you a budget.
I also can engrave the spine with a word-number, a date, or a text up to 5 words.
*** A text printed on the first page (please consider the size of this book and your text). The text will be beautifully edited to seems a vintage writing.
+ + CUSTOM MODE:
1. Let me a message with the text to engrave on the cover (with 25 words maximum) and/or to print on the first page.
You can do it during checkout in the "message to seller box", or if you prefer a conversation into Etsy or an email to codiceeremita [!at] gmail.com) with the text to engrave the cover
2. When your book is finished, I email you with some final pictures. I ship the package after your answer.
+ + OTHER SPECIFICATIONS:
-- Binding on hardcover. The book is stitched with linen thread. Decorative raised bands on the spine and handmade headbands.
♠ ♠ MATERIAL "PAPER" (if you need more pages, please contact me before purchase and I'll create a private listing for you).
♠For Journals/sketchbooks: 7" x 9.8 " (18 x 25 cm) High quality unlined paper with a soft texture. Handtorn edges. It has FSC warranty and Acid Free. You can write/draw on ink and it doesn't bleed.
-- "Organic paper" (160 sheets-320 sides):
Good quality ivory-cream unlined 120 g paper, which has the feel of antique paper. It has FSC warranty and Acid Free. You can write or draw on ink and it doesn't bleed. Eco-friendly paper made by replacing 15% virgin tree pulp with processed waste from organic products.
-- "Fabriano Tiziano Paper", 160 gsm (100 sheets-200 sides), to use it as a Watercolor Sketchbook. Cream or Ivory.
♠ For albums/scrapbooks: 17 x 24 cm // 6.7" x 9.4" Cardboard inside measurements, cover is larger.
Choose about Cream/Black/Kraft/Grey Cardstock, 250 gsm. 60 pages/120 sides.
** If you need more pages, please contact me before purchase and I'll create a private listing for you.
-++ Endleaves in decorative letterpress paper (unless if you prefer a smooth grey paper)
-- FREE: Each book is shipped with a beautiful packaging for a gift.
+ + PLEASE, NOTE:
-- This is a custom order, the journal is made for you! (main photographs are examples of custom orders.
-- The personalization on the cover and the first page is included. It is free of additional charges. You don't need to purchase anything else in my shop.
-- I can engrave your text in any language, but only with the roman alphabet as you can see in the samples.
-- The engravings are not simply "written" or stamping with a machine: they are truly made by hand, blind tooled with original bookbinding brass types, letter by letter, and you can touch the relief on the cover.
-- As they are premade bookbinding types, to engrave the main text I only use the style of capitals that you can see on the examples. To print a name, a date, or a singular word I also could use another size to make it harmonious.
-- I'll engrave your text on the cover as near as possible you send me, but long lines will be made on two lines if there is not enough space. I usually choose the place on the cover (front or back) depending the length of the text, unless otherwise specified.
The first page text would be edited to fit, too.
-- I usually send two reminder messages after the first with the final pictures, but if finally I have no response I'll send the item to the Etsy address provided.
-- I'll be happy to follow your preferences if you have something in mind (thread color, lighter or darker finishing, design arrangement, end leaves...)
KNOWING MORE...
MEDITATIO obviously means, "meditation", in latin, but also "through", "consideration", "deliberation"... and "to prepare for", for example, a mission or a project.
This singular binding has been used to archive manuscripts since the middle age.