Blank Journal (Bodleian Libraries: Hobbies and Pastimes) - Flame Tree Publishing

Beautiful and luxurious magazines combine high production quality with magnificent art. Perfect as a gift and an essential personal choice for writers, note-takers, travelers, students, poets, and diarists. Featuring a wide range of renowned and contemporary artists, with new works published throughout the year.

BEAUTIFULLY DESIGNED. The high-quality covers are printed on foil paper, embossed, and then foil stamped, complemented by luxurious binding and rose-red endpapers. The covers are created by our artists and designers, who spend many hours transforming original artworks into stunning 3D masterpieces that feel great in hand and look wonderful on a desk or table.

PRACTICAL, EASY TO USE. Flame Tree notebooks also have practical features: a pocket at the back for scraps and receipts; two ribbon markers to help track more than just a to-do list, and sturdy ivory-colored text paper.

ART. With colorful illustrations and charming stories, these story anthologies depict sports and hobbies that young people might have engaged in during the 1930s.

FINAL WORD. As William Morris said: “Have nothing in your houses that you do not know to be useful or believe to be beautiful.”

Popular titles and a very wide range of authors are the hallmark of the Flame Tree Publishing brand.

“The purpose… is to wash the dust of daily life off our souls” Pablo Picasso.

“Flame Tree Publishing has been washing the dust of everyday life” for over twenty years, creating illustrated books since 1992, art calendars since 1998, and illustrated e-books since 2009. Their extensive list includes powerful and eloquent artists such as Erté and Alphonse Mucha, complemented by extensive licenses in the award-winning calendar line, with Tate, V&A, RSC, RA, and many others.

With a wide range of authors, editors, and writers, from Vladimir Ashkenazy, Steve Hackett, John Howe, Sir George Martin, Brian May, Paul du Noyer, Paco Peña, Stanley Sadie, the brand strives to create illustrated projects that are affordable, useful, and beautiful. In addition to printed titles, the unique offering of practical cookbooks, books on music, popular culture, and lifestyle is increasingly available in digital formats. The producer believes that well-reviewed, thoughtful content should be available in many different formats as required by their readers.