Journals
Oceania
Diamond Rosette
Item no. 9781439781159
- Interior: Unlined
- Closure: Elastic Band
- GSM (paper weight): 120 gsm
- Edge Printing: No
- Pouch Type: Memento Pouch
- Satin ribbon marker
- 100% recycled binder boards
- Decorative printed cover paper
- Endpaper with credit and copyright information as well as historical background for the original artwork
- Threaded stitching and glue, as needed
- Acid-free sustainable forest paper
- Memento pouch
Considering the environmental impacts of doing business is important to us. That's why all of our paper is derived from sustainable forest pulp, our binder boards are made with 100% recycled materials and our paper is printed on acid-free, sustainable forest paper.
Inspired by an Italian book binding dating to 1620, our aquamarine Oceania design showcases a floral pattern and rosette motif. With filigreed fronds twirling in knots, this Diamond Rosette design resembles an elaborate rose window.
The original book contained a series of illustrations in the “tondo” form, a Renaissance style of circular art. Similar in concept to a musical rondo, the term derives from the Italian “rotondo,” meaning round. Once a popular art form in ancient Greece, tondo experienced a brief revitalization by Italian artists during the 15th and 16th centuries.
Book bindings from the 17th century are characterized by the ornamental richness of the cover’s central area. These designs were in direct contrast to the Renaissance frame style, which left the centre largely unadorned. Featuring sweeping tendrils in a centralized diamond shape, this cover is a classic example of the era’s bookbinding style.
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