PAPERBLANKS 18 MAANDEN AGENDA 2024-2025 - ASTERIX & OBELIX MIDI HORIZONTAL

The Adventures of Asterix, our series in partnership with Les Éditions Albert René, channels the spirit of Asterix and the incredible strength of Obelix. With unwavering ingenuity and a little magic potion, this ideal team ventures into lands near and far. This series is a chance to share the joy of these classic stories with a new audience.

Format: Midi
Size: Width: 125mm - Height: 180mm - Depth: 18mm
Interior Horizontal
Date Range July 2024 - December 2025
Page Count 208 Pages
Closure Elastic Band
Colour Orange
GSM (paper weight) 80
Cover Hardcover

PAPERBLANKS 18 MAANDEN AGENDA 2024-2025 - DIAMOND JUBILEE ULTRA VERTICAL

This glorious design comes from Sangorski & Sutcliffe, a world-renowned British bindery celebrated for their jewelled bindings. Originally crafted in 1922 to house Rudyard Kipling’s “Recessional” poem, written in 1897 for Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee, it incorporated real turquoise, aquamarine and ruby gemstones.

Format: Ultra
Size: Width: 175mm - Height: 230mm - Depth: 18mm
Interior Vertical
Date Range July 2024 - December 2025
Page Count 208 Pages
Closure Elastic Band
Colour Pink
GSM (paper weight) 80
Cover Hardcover

PAPERBLANKS 18 MAANDEN AGENDA 2024-2025 - DOVE GREY MAXI VERTICAL

Our Dove Grey cover is inspired by the smoky granite hue of our Frederick Douglass, Letter for Civil Rights design and echoes its message of resolute determination as well as peace for all.

Format: Maxi
Size: Width: 135mm - Height: 210mm - Depth: 18mm
Interior Vertical
Date Range July 2024 - December 2025
Page Count 208 Pages
Closure Elastic Band
Colour Grey
GSM (paper weight) 80
Cover Hardcover

PAPERBLANKS 18 MAANDEN AGENDA 2024-2025 - FIREBIRD MINI HORIZONTAL

Legend has it that hanging a Bird of Happiness in one’s home will bring health and happiness. Artist Nadezhda Sokolova has taken inspiration from this classic tale of Russian folklore with this Firebird design. Using her unique style of batik painting on silk, Sokolova captures the warmth and optimism of the legend.

Format Mini
Size: Width: 95mm - Height: 140mm - Depth: 18mm
Interior Horizontal
Date Range July 2024 - December 2025
Page Count 208 Pages
Closure Elastic Band
Colour Red
GSM (paper weight) 80
Cover Hardcover

PAPERBLANKS 18 MAANDEN AGENDA 2024-2025 - HUMMING DRAGON MAXI VERTICAL

Ancient spiritual practices meet modern digital art in this kaleidoscopic jigsaw puzzle featuring the work of Android Jones. Humming Dragon asks the viewer to focus on the potential for awakening, the power of the ancient third eye and the early reverberations of the time that lies before us.

Format Maxi
Size: Width: 135mm - Height: 210mm - Depth: 18mm
Interior Vertical
Date Range July 2024 - December 2025
Page Count 208 Pages
Closure Elastic Band
Colour Multi-colour
GSM (paper weight) 80
Cover Hardcover

PAPERBLANKS 18 MAANDEN AGENDA 2024-2025 - KARA ORI MIDI HORIZONTAL

Showcasing silk dyed with beni (the pigment extracted from safflower petals) and lacquered in gold, this kimono design dates to the Edo period (1615–1868), when it was used as a costume for the theatrical style known as Noh. Karaori refers specifically to the exquisitely embroidered traditional woman’s kimono that Noh theatre was known for.

Format Midi
Size: Width: 125mm - Height: 180mm - Depth: 20mm
Interior Horizontal
Date Range July 2024 - December 2025
Page Count 208 Pages
Closure Wrap
Colour Orange
GSM (paper weight) 80
Cover Hardcover

PAPERBLANKS 18 MAANDEN AGENDA 2024-2025 - LION'S DEN MINI HORIZONTAL

This striking Art Deco design comes from the celebrated British bookbinder Sybil Pye. It was crafted to hold a collection of William Wordsworth’s poems illustrated by Thomas Sturge Moore. One of the youngest pre–First World War women binders, Pye was the only binder in England who specialized in inlaid leather bindings.

Format Mini
Size: Width: 95mm - Height: 140mm - Depth: 18mm
Interior Horizontal
Date Range July 2024 - December 2025
Page Count 208 Pages
Closure Elastic Band
Colour Green
GSM (paper weight) 80
Cover Hardcover

PAPERBLANKS 18 MAANDEN AGENDA 2024-2025 - MICHELANGELO HANDWRITING MINI HORIZONTAL

Michelangelo Buonarroti (1475–1564) is considered one of the masters of the Italian Renaissance. The handwritten letter reproduced here demonstrates the passion of one of humanity’s greatest artists. And with the Sistine Chapel’s The Creation of Adam featured on the back cover, the point of creation beautifully bookends this Embellished Manuscript.

Format Mini
Size: Width: 95mm - Height: 140mm - Depth: 20mm
Interior Horizontal
Date Range July 2024 - December 2025
Page Count 208 Pages
Closure Wrap
Colour Black
GSM (paper weight) 80
Cover Hardcover

PAPERBLANKS 18 MAANDEN AGENDA 2024-2025 - MORRIS WINDRUSH ULRTA VERTICAL

This Windrush pattern comes from a pencil and watercolour sketch that William Morris worked on in 1881–1883. Designed for block-printed cotton, Windrush highlights the creative approach Morris took to revealing elements from the natural world in his decorative furnishing fabrics.

Format Ultra
Size: Width: 175mm - Height: 230mm - Depth: 18mm
Interior Vertical
Date Range July 2024 - December 2025
Page Count 208 Pages
Closure Elastic Band
Colour Blue
GSM (paper weight) 80
Cover Hardcover

PAPERBLANKS 18 MAANDEN AGENDA 2024-2025 - PACIFIC BLUE BOLD MIDI HORIZONTAL

We have gone back to our publishing roots with this Pacific Blue cover, celebrating what it is about Renaissance-style gold tooled bindings that we have always found so captivating: the rich hues of the dyed leather. The timeless beauty of an antique leather binding is brought into the present on the cover of this peaceful sea green book.

Format Midi
Size: Width: 125mm - Height: 180mm - Depth: 18mm
Interior Horizontal
Date Range July 2024 - December 2025
Page Count 208 Pages
Closure Elastic Band
Colour Green
GSM (paper weight) 80
Cover Hardcover

PAPERBLANKS 18 MAANDEN AGENDA 2024-2025 - PEAR GARDEN MINI HORIZONTAL

During the Tang Dynasty (618–907), the Emperor Taizong founded an opera school called Liyuan (Pear Garden). Chinese opera reached its pinnacle under the Qing court (1644–1911), giving birth to what is known as Peking Opera. Reproduced here is a piece of beautifully embroidered opera skirt from that era.

Format Mini
Size: Width: 95mm - Height: 140mm - Depth: 20mm
Interior Horizontal
Date Range July 2024 - December 2025
Page Count 208 Pages
Closure Wrap
Colour Multi-colour
GSM (paper weight) 80
Cover Hardcover

PAPERBLANKS 18 MAANDEN AGENDA 2024-2025 - PORTO ULTRA VERTICAL

Azulejos are painted, decorative ceramic tiles that date back to 13th-century Portugal. The design on the tiles often related to the building’s history, and they are an important part of Portuguese culture and tradition. The design reproduced here is pulled from the façades of a variety of old houses in Porto, Portugal.

Format Ultra
Size: Width: 175mm - Height: 230mm - Depth: 18mm
Interior Vertical
Date Range July 2024 - December 2025
Page Count 208 Pages
Closure Elastic Band
Colour Multi-colour
GSM (paper weight) 80
Cover Hardcover

PAPERBLANKS 18 MAANDEN AGENDA 2024-2025 - RESTORATION MIDI HORIZONTAL

Nobility and grace are restored in our filigreed Restoration design. Originally crafted in 1675 by the Queens’ Binder “A,” the balance of open space and intricate elements make it a shining jewel of the period. The binding was created to hold The Government of the Tongue by Richard Allestree, provost of Eton College.

Format Midi
Size: Width: 125mm - Height: 180mm - Depth: 18mm
Interior Horizontal
Date Range July 2024 - December 2025
Page Count 208 Pages
Closure Elastic Band
Colour Black
GSM (paper weight) 80
Cover Hardcover

PAPERBLANKS 18 MAANDEN AGENDA 2024-2025 - RUBEDO MINI HORIZONTAL

The Cockerell and Son Bindery is celebrated for their unique style of paper marbling, developed by Sandy Cockerell. He took the tradition of handmade marbled papers and found a way to produce the strikingly complex designs at high speeds and volumes. We have reproduced one of these iconic marbled papers here.

Format Mini
Size: Width: 95mm - Height: 140mm - Depth: 18mm
Interior Horizontal
Date Range July 2024 - December 2025
Page Count 208 Pages
Closure Elastic Band
Colour Red
GSM (paper weight) 80
Cover Hardcover

PAPERBLANKS 18 MAANDEN AGENDA 2024-2025 - TROPICAL GARDEN MIDI HORIZONTAL

Gary Grayson’s vibrantly detailed cover art transports us to a tropical paradise! The artist’s affinity for both antique prints and modern graphic design is the foundation of his digital art style. His work is an eclectic mix of vintage vector, impressionism and pop art – all on display in this Tropical Garden design.

Format Midi
Size: Width: 125mm - Height: 180mm - Depth: 18mm
Interior Horizontal
Date Range July 2024 - December 2025
Page Count 208 Pages
Closure Elastic Band
Colour Multi-colour
GSM (paper weight) 80
Cover Hardcover

PAPERBLANKS 18 MAANDEN AGENDA 2024-2025 - VAN GOGH'S IRISES ULTRA VERTICAL

Vincent van Gogh was one of the great Post-Impressionist painters. After admitting himself to the Saint-Paul Asylum following a severe mental health crisis, he recuperated by painting the asylum’s garden. We are honoured to partner with Getty to bring Van Gogh’s stirring Irises study to our collection.

Format Ultra
Size: Width: 175mm - Height: 230mm - Depth: 18mm
Interior Vertical
Date Range July 2024 - December 2025
Page Count 208 Pages
Closure Elastic Band
Colour Green
GSM (paper weight) 80
Cover Hardcover

PAPERBLANKS 18 MAANDEN AGENDA 2024-2025 - VAULT OF THE MILAN CATHEDRAL MIDI HORIZONTAL

The Duomo di Milano represents the pinnacle of Italian Gothic architecture. The drawing recreated here is part of a series proposed by the architect Paolo Cesa Bianchi for the decoration of the interior vaults of the Cathedral. The soaring arabesques create a sense of a faux relief arborescence over a golden background.

Format Midi
Size: Width: 125mm - Height: 180mm - Depth: 20mm
Interior Horizontal
Date Range July 2024 - December 2025
Page Count 208 Pages
Closure Wrap
Colour White
GSM (paper weight) 80
Cover Hardcover

PAPERBLANKS 18 MAANDEN AGENDA 2024-2025 - WILD FLOWERS MINI HORIZONTAL

Laurel Burch was a self-taught artist who created brilliantly coloured, vibrant and moving themes with paint and paper, exquisitely embellished with gold and silver. A tribute to the infinite bliss of flowers, this Wild Flowers design symbolizes the blossoming of the spirit as much as the beauty of a lovely garden.

Format Mini
Size: Width: 95mm - Height: 140mm - Depth: 18mm
Interior Horizontal
Date Range July 2024 - December 2025
Page Count 208 Pages
Closure Elastic Band
Colour Black
GSM (paper weight) 80
Cover Hardcover

PAPERBLANKS 18 MAANDEN AGENDA 2024-2025 FP AZURE MAXI VERTICAL

The 1688 edition of L’office de la Semaine Sainte, a Latin liturgical book, was protected by a gold-plated leather binding. Reproduced on our Azure journal with a vibrant blue background, the antique design features an elaborate gilt-edged tendril motif.

Format Maxi
Size: Width: 135mm - Height: 210mm - Depth: 13mm
Interior Vertical
Date Range July 2024 - December 2025
Page Count 224 Pages
Closure Elastic Band
Colour Blue
GSM (paper weight) 80
Cover Softcover

PAPERBLANKS 18 MAANDEN AGENDA 2024-2025 FP BLUE LUXE MIDI HORIZONTAL

Luxuriate in the brass and blue tones of our Blue Luxe cover design. The original was bound in goatskin with gold tooling in the heart of Amsterdam in 1715. Contained inside the volume was the Oratio Dominica (Lord’s Prayer) in almost 150 languages and dialects, compiled by English courtier John Chamberlayne.

Format Midi
Size: Width: 120mm - Height: 175mm - Depth: 13mm
Interior Horizontal
Date Range July 2024 - December 2025
Page Count 224 Pages
Closure Elastic Band
Colour Blue
GSM (paper weight) 80
Cover Softcover