Anachronalia

Christopher Saxton (c. 1540 - c. 1610) produced the first county maps of England and Wales. This pocket book is foilblocked with a town design emulating the Leeds image from the 1577 map of Yorkshire, and the lining paper reproduces a section of that same

The world's first known movable-type was invented in China around 1040 by Bi Sheng, using ceramics. The oldest surviving book printed in metallic movable type was printed in 1377, in Korea, but had been in use for over a hundred years by then.
The printi

miniature book charm
hardback pamphlet book
with silver jump ring
in metal gift tin
by anachronalia press
handbound in england
7/8 x 5/8 x 1/4 inches

This letter set is inspired by security methods used on letters through the middle ages to the Regency to ensure letters were not tampered with in the post.
The letter paper is decorated with illuminated the in the style of and Italian Book of Hours from

Christopher Saxton (c. 1540 - c. 1610) produced the first county maps of England and Wales. This pocket book is foilblocked with a town design emulating the Leeds image from the 1577 map of Yorkshire, and the lining paper reproduces a section of that same

Bookbinding as a craft goes back many thousands of year but for the majority of that time, the binders themselves were often, like the scribes, anonymous.
Book are and have been made in many different ways across the world, from materials such as bamboo,