The four Cardinal Virtues journal—large size journal—personalized journal matt fradd Bookbinding is a time-intensive craft

Bookbinding is a time-intensive craft

I did blind tooling onto the leather plates

You're welcome to personalize the journal with engraved title or initials (please see the photo n

Each piece is made entirely by hand over the course of many days and through multiple meticulous stages

every book remains a singular object

The four Cardinal Virtues journal—large size journal—personalized journal matt fradd Bookbinding is a time-intensive craftI bound this antique style journal in hand dyed Italian leather, rich with warm brown tones. On the cover, I engraved the Four Cardinal Virtues in antique Latin language, as I believe they are the pillars of a meaningful life. This journal is meant to serve as a quiet reminder to stay on the right path, day by day. The symbols engraved on the center plates depict the Orphic Egga serpent coiled around an eggrepresenting the origin of the universe and