The triquetra is a very old symbol and dates back to around 500 BCE. Some scholars believe it to be Celtic in origin, and it's sometimes also called the Irish Trinity Knot. But the symbol is also found in Norse Viking imagery on artifacts like combs and saddles, and there's a Japanese form as well.
To early Christians, the triquetra symbolized the Trinity, the idea of three persons in one in God the father, God the son (Jesus) and God the Holy Spirit.
In Wiccan and Neopagan belief, the triquetra symbolizes the triple aspect goddess (maid, mother, and crone). The triquetra is also considered to represent the triplicities of mind, body, and soul, as well as the three domains of earth according to Celtic mythology - earth, sea, and sky.
The journal has a rugged cover of vintage buffalo hide and contains pages of unlined 150gsm cartridge paper.
Size: Cover 6 x 5 inches (15x12.5cm)
Contains: 100 leaves/200 usable sides of heavyweight 150gsm cartridge art paper
Weight: 300 grams (approximately 1/2lb)
Quality: - Paper is genuine cartridge drawing paper. It is suitable for drawing and sketching, and for writing with pencil, Biro, and gel, and with water-based inks or water colour. It is also suited for a fountain pen. Binding: is genuine water-buffalo hide, stained with a natural mahogany brown dye. The leather is of a heavy quality, and is thick but supple. The paper is bound in individually stitched quires and there is an inner flap to protect the edges of pages. Like all my books this journal is entirely handmade.
I love working with leather, but for ethical reasons I only use vintage leather for my books- ie leather from working animals that have come to the end of their lives.