Paperblanks - Grolier Ornamentali Journals
Record ideas in a journal inspired by Renaissance bookbinding artistry
Prolific French book collector Jean Grolier (1489-1565) possessed a tremendous affinity for books and a deep fascination with book binding. During his life, Grolier commissioned many custom bindings for the volumes in his collection. These custom bindings exhibited a design sensibility that favored Italian influence, featuring flowing geometric patterns and floral details. The Grolier Ornamentali series from Paperblanks was inspired by one of his last commissions, a gold-tooled, marbled, brown leather volume with an interlaced curving design of single-line fillets and floral tools filling out the six-pointed star.
PRODUCT INFORMATION
- Inspired by Jean Grolier's 16th-century binding
- Gold-tooled marbled brown leather design
- Interlaced curving single-line fillets
- Six-pointed star with floral details
- Italian-influenced flowing geometric patterns
- Captures Renaissance bookbinding artistry
