Chronicle Books Paperblanks Hardcover Journal, Liyuan Pear Garden Artwork, Medium/College Rule, Multicolor Cover, (72) 9 x 7 Sheets (978143978136)

Known for their elegantly stunning cover designs, all inspired by some of humanity’s greatest cultural achievements, Paperblanks Hardcover Journals are designed to inspire you to find your muse and blaze your own path forward. Stretch out on custom-designed laid paper to detail your thoughts and feelings, your plans and achievements. To minimize distractions and ease your path forward, each journal features lay-flat, smyth-sewn binding. Liyuan Cover DesignDuring the Tang Dynasty (618907), the Emperor Taizong founded an opera school called Liyuan (Pear Garden), which reached its pinnacle under the Qing Dynasty (16441911), giving birth to what is known as the Peking Opera, and this book’s cover depicts a piece of a beautifully embroidered opera skirt from that pinnacle era. Pocket Sized: No; Book-Binding Type: Sewn; Book-Binding Details: Smyth-Sewn: Hard Cover; Book-Binding Edge: Side.