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Experience a piece of European history with this Porto design from our new Portuguese Tiles series. The design reproduced here comes from Porto, Portugal, where azulejos decorate the façades of old houses. Azulejos (meaning “small polished stone”) are painted,...
September has arrived, so you know what that means... it's time to announce our newest fall collection! Fall 2023 brings a diverse new collection of cover art to the Paperblanks collection. From classic Gothic literature to Japanese screen printing and...
In honour of Book Lovers Day on August 9th, we asked our social media followers to share the best books they've read recently, or the books that are at the top of their "To Read" lists. If you're looking for...
Looking to get a head start on 2024? Your Paperblanks planner is ready when you are! With a range of interior planning styles and size formats in our newest and bestselling cover designs, our planners are great tools to help...
What makes a Paperblanks design unique? Is it our cover textures, foiling and debossing? Is it our unique closures, iconic red ribbon or book edge printing? Well yes, all of the above, but mostly what makes a Paperblanks journal so...
As the old saying goes: accessories make everything better. So, whether you’re looking to get more creative with your journal pages, keep your place or take your kit on the go, our latest accessory releases have you covered. We’re excited to...
This regal binding comes from the revered artisans at Sangorski & Sutcliffe, a world-renowned British bindery. The bindery is best known for the bejewelled cover of Omar Khayyam’s Rubaiyat, forever lost in the sinking of the Titanic! Established in London in...
The luxurious personal prayer book known as the Spinola Hours is one of the most visually sophisticated Flemish manuscripts of the 16th century. We are honoured to feature this unparalleled example of illumination from the J. Paul Getty Museum as...
Experience an important piece of Shakespearean history with our Shakespeare’s Library series. This gold-tooled design comes from a unique binding of the First Folio attributed to Christian Samuel Kalthoeber, a German bookbinder working in London. He created the beautiful new...
Our silver and jewel-tone red Garnet design celebrates the beautiful art form of filigree. This Silver Filigree Garnet cover was originally designed in Germany in the early 1800s and was crafted for a book of religious hymns. To achieve the gilded...