Elegant Sketchbook (Leonardo da Vinci: Detail of the Virgin's Head) - Flame Tree Publishing

Beautiful and luxurious sketchbooks combine high-quality craftsmanship with exquisite art. Perfect as a gift, the thick paper makes them ideal for sketching and drawing. They feature a wide range of well-known and contemporary artists, with new works published throughout the year.

BEAUTIFULLY DESIGNED. Carefully crafted covers are printed on foil paper, embossed, and then foil-embossed, complemented by a luxurious binding and ribbon bookmarks. The covers are created by our artists and designers, who spend many hours transforming original artworks into stunning 3D masterpieces that feel great in the hand and look fantastic on a desk or table.

ARTIST. Painter, draftsman, architect, military engineer, musician, scientific researcher, designer: all of these and more was Leonardo da Vinci, and through his drawings, we gain the most direct access to his genius. The Head of the Virgin uses delicate shading and subtle gradation with red and black chalks. Known as sfumato technique, this approach creates this realistic and beautiful image.

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

Amazing titles and a wide range of authors are synonymous with Flame Tree Publishing.

“The aim… is to wipe the dust of everyday life from our souls” – Pablo Picasso.

“Flame Tree Publishing has been dusting off the mundane 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 award-winning calendar lines, with Tate, V&A, RSC, RA, and many others.”

Thanks to a wide range of authors, editors, and writers—from Vladimir Ashkenazy and Steve Hackett to John Howe, Sir George Martin, Brian May, Paul du Noyer, Paco Peña, Stanley Sadie—the company strives to create illustrated projects that are affordable, useful, and beautiful. In addition to printed titles, an exceptional selection of practical cookbooks, music books, pop culture, and lifestyle titles is increasingly available in digital formats. The publisher believes that well-reviewed, thoughtfully curated content should be available in many different formats to meet their readers’ needs.