This is a large leather journal with unlined pages, suitable for use as a personal diary or sketchbook, guest book etc. It would also make a splendid Book -of-Shadows for a Wicca practitioner. The cover is hand-embossed with a pair of Dragons.

The journal is handmade from vintage buffalo hide and is coloured with a natural 'Mahogany Brown' dye. It contains 100 pages (200 usable sides) of 150gsm unlined cartridge drawing paper. The cover has a leather flap to protect the edges of pages and the edge is 'laced' with decorative leather thong. It is closed with a traditional medieval-style tie-strap of goatskin thong. The cover measures 10 x 7 inches (25x17.5 cm) - which is substantially larger than A5. The 'chapters' of paper are stitched into the leather cover with a traditional 'Italian' stitch - a style of binding that guarantees a long life.

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.