XL Bulls

£190.00

A large, blank commonplace books filled with recycled paper.

A commonplace book is a personal compilation of knowledge, ideas, quotations, drawings and observations collected by an individual. It is a notebook or journal where one gathers and organizes information from various sources for future reference and reflection.

The books within this series have leather spines, vellum tipped corners and hand printed paper covers.

THE COVER PAPER ON THIS BOOK

A lino relief print of bulls, made on antique, handmade, French text-printed paper.

THE PAPER INSIDE

Five Seasons is a British-made recycled paper made from 100% recovered fibre.

Developed for publishing and printmaking, this paper works beautifully with drawing and writing inks, felt tipped, gel and marker pens, and pencils etc making it a wonderful, flexible-use paper- ideal for use in these bindings.

THE STRUCTURE

All Properly Made Books are made entirely by hand using superior techniques and materials which allow these books to effortlessly lay flat on a surface making them perfect for work in the studio.

Our Properly Made Books can also fold open a full 360 degrees, cover to cover.

This means that the book can be held open with one hand whilst drawing and writing in it with the other.

Fully opening most books would cause the spine to pop, rendering the book useless, but not a Properly Made Book!

SPINES & CORNERS

These books all have leather spines, simply tooled to the top and tail in genuine gold leaf.

The spines are blind tooled down the front and rear cover sides of the spine in a dogtooth pattern.

The corners are tipped in white vellum which not only looks very smart but crucially, adds a protective layer to the most prominent part of a book, especially when in transit in a bag.

fyi - vellum is an animal skin product, similar to leather to finished differently to give a smooth, papery surface.

STATS:

Size - 10⅜ x 8½ inches, 258 x 216 mm

Page Count - 140

ABOUT PROPERLY MADE BOOKS.

Properly Made Books are made over a period of weeks and months.

Imagine how a book was made in the 18th century - this is how our books are crafted. They are bound entirely by hand in Scotland to the absolute highest standard using traditional techniques and only the finest quality materials.

Most of the prints used are made in-house using lino, letterpress, paste, Dutch Gilt and stencilling techniques.

All Properly Made Books are LayFlat allowing them to open fully without causing any structual damage and making them completely usable in the field or studio.

Properly Made Books can be found in countless collections around the world including the Met Library in New York City.

Every Properly Made Book is unique - VPCo never makes the same book twice.

MADE ENTIRELY BY HAND IN SCOTLAND