Paperblanks Bookmark - Safavid Indigo by Paperblanks
6.50 NZD
Category: Stationery | Series: Safavid Binding Art Ser.
The Safavid Dynasty is often considered torepresent the Islamic Golden Age, with its artistsand creative methods still celebrated today. ThisSafavid Indigo bookmark incorporates the symmetry and filigree designs that are the hallmarks of this binding tradition.
Paperblanks Bookmark - Japanese Kimono Kara Ori by Paperblanks
6.50 NZD
Category: Stationery | Series: Japanese Kimono Ser.
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 woman's kimono that ...Show more
Paperblanks Bookmark - Fiammetta by Paperblanks
6.50 NZD
Category: Stationery | Series: Fiammetta Ser.
This Baroque bookmark design comes from a 1725 binding of The Decameron of Giovanni Boccaccio. Boccaccio was an Italian writer and poet who helped lay the foundations of Renaissance humanism. With its scope from humour to tragedy and its vivid narrative structure, The Decameron remains an affirmation of ...Show more
Paperblanks Bookmark -Floralia William Kilburn Bookmark by Paperblanks
6.50 NZD
Category: Stationery | Series: William Kilburn Ser.
The eternal appeal of a classic floral design is captured in the work of Irish illustrator William Kilburn (1745-1818). The artist behind William Curtis' Flora Londinensis, a comprehensive book on 18th-century English botany, Kilburn was also a leading designer and printer of calico. With winding twigs, ...Show more
Monet's Chrysanthemums Document Folder by Paperblanks (Artist)
20.99 NZD
Category: Stationery | Series: Monet's Chrysanthemums Ser.
French artist Claude Monet, one of the founders of the Impressionist movement, was particularly fascinated with capturing the transient beauty of nature. In a virtuoso display of flowers, this 1897 work portrays a vibrant bed of chrysanthemums from his prized garden in Giverny.
Mary Shelley, Frankenstein Bookmark (Embellished Manuscripts Collection) by Paperblanks
6.99 NZD
Category: Stationery | Series: Embellished Manuscripts Collection
English writer Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley s Gothic horror novel, Frankenstein, considered to be one of the first works of science fiction, tells of a scientist who creates a sentient being in a morality-pushing experiment. Today, her handwritten draft is held at Bodleian Libraries at the University of ...Show more