![]() Journal is a larger size: 7-1/4'' wide by 9'' high.Substantial hardcover construction with a classic book binding feature: gilded-gold page edging. The stars overhead bear no resemblance whatsoever to those of other lands but curiously, there is a range of visible planetary bodies that seem quite similar.Every element on the Earth and in the heavens had a definitive beginning date that crucial date was calculated by the most eminent early medieval scholar in the Latin West, English monk Bede (c. Premium acid-free archival-quality 120 gsm paper takes pen and pencil beautifully. In medieval cosmology, the Earth was positioned halfway between the Heavens and the Underworld, which was within the center of Earth.The journal provides 192 lightly-lined pages for personal reflection, sketching, making lists, or jotting down quotations or poems.Cosmology is enhanced with subtle iridescent highlights and embossed for a dimensional effect.Around the earth, the elements, planets, signs of the zodiac, and moon phases are displayed within concentric circles, and the four seasons are portrayed in the corners. This cosmological diagram places earth in the center, personified by an astronomer holding an astrolabe. The cover design of our magnificent journal is adapted from the celebrated Catalan Atlas (1375), attributed to master map-maker Abraham Cresques of Majorca, Spain.
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