Hand-Bound Leather Journal, Medieval Style

Hand-Bound Leather Journal, Medieval Style

A Space for Your Imagination

With over two hundred blank pages of high-quality, textured paper, this journal can become whatever you wish it to be. Use it as a personal diary, a travel journal, a Book of Shadows, a herbarium, a chronicle for your LARP character, or as a sketchbook for your artistic visions. The handmade paper is of sufficient quality to prevent ink bleed-through, making it excellent for use with pens, pencils, and even calligraphy.

The Legacy of Medieval Scriptoriums

In the age before the printing press, every book was a precious, handcrafted work of art. Monks in scriptoriums would spend months transcribing and illuminating texts onto expensive parchment. With its leather cover, visible stitching on the spine, and wrap-around tie, this journal harks back to that very tradition, where a book was not a consumer good, but a treasured personal item.

A Historical Tidbit

The book format as we know it today—bound sheets between two covers, called a codex—gained prominence at the end of the Roman Empire and became the standard in the Middle Ages. It replaced the previously used scrolls. The codex was far more practical: it allowed for easy flipping and searching, was more compact, and could hold more text. This journal is therefore a direct descendant of one of the most important innovations in the history of writing.

Specifications and Leather Care

Each piece is an original, so the dimensions and shade of the leather may vary slightly.

How to Care for Your Journal

Genuine leather is a durable material that will serve you for a long time. Protect the journal from excessive moisture and prolonged, direct sunlight. To keep the leather supple and protected, you can occasionally treat it with a thin layer of leather balm or conditioner. Minor scratches and scuffs that occur through use are not flaws—on the contrary, they add to the journal's unique character and patina.