Embossed
Daisy Blue: This paper is embossed with a daisy pattern. The silk bookcloth on the spine
is imported from China. The Chinese have known how to manufacture silk for
several thousand years. Members of the imperial court, aristocrats, and the
wealthy wore silk, while the masses wore cotton..
Christmas
Floral: This paper contains red rose petals, fern leaves, and
sprigs of Baby’s
Breath. The bookcloth on the spine is imported from France. Roses are ancient
symbols of love and beauty. The fern generally signifies sincerity, confidence,
and shelter. Baby’s Breath has been used as a symbol of a fruitful marriage.
Green
Fern: This paper contains delicate fern leaves. The fern generally signifies sincerity,
confidence, and shelter. The fern is also an emblem of fertility and loyalty.
The fern is the national symbol of New Zealand.
India
Leaf: This paper contains whole pieces of “India” leaves
and dried grasses. Grass is often used as a symbol of fragility and mortality
in both Japanese
and ancient Hebrew poetry.
Periwinkle
Floral: This paper has an iridescent sheen and contains sprigs
of Baby’s Breath.
Baby’s Breath has been used as a both a symbol of a fruitful marriage
and a pure heart.
Sea
Green Floral: This paper contains sprigs of Baby’s Breath. The peony brocade bookcloth
on the spine is imported from Japan. In Japan, the peony is known as "flower
of twenty days" due to its short blooming season. It is favored by the
upper classes and is considered a symbol of prosperity.
Embossed
Daisy Pink: This paper is embossed with a daisy pattern. The silk bookcloth on the spine
is imported from China. The Chinese have known how to manufacture silk for several
thousand years. Members of the imperial court, aristocrats, and the wealthy wore
silk, while the masses wore cotton.
Purple
Larkspur: This paper contains petal inclusions from purple Larkspur
flowers. Larkspur generally symbolizes lightness, laughter, and swiftness.
A bunch of purple
Larkspur can signify one’s first true love or the renewal of an old love.
Oak
Leaf:
This paper contains pieces of autumn-hued oak leaves and dried grasses. The
oak is regarded as the national tree of England and is believed to be a symbol
of endurance and long life.
Hottie: The cover paper of this album is called Unryu, which
in Japanese, translates to "cloud dragon paper.” This reversible
paper from Thailand is created when two sheets of Unryu (the reverse is purple)
are laminated together
and hand-creped producing a textured surface. The bookcloth on the spine is
imported from China. It depicts images of the dragon, which is a traditional
imperial design. The dragon is also believed to symbolize male vigor and fertility.
Lucky
Dragon: The cover paper of this album is a fiber-laden paper
called Unryu, which in Japanese, translates to "cloud dragon paper.” This paper
from Thailand is made of 100% Kozo fiber, a common fiber used in papermaking.
The bookcloth on the spine is imported from China. It contains images of the “lucky
dragon” which is a traditional imperial design, signifying good luck.
The dragon is also believed to symbolize male vigor and fertility.
Yellow
Calendula: This paper includes petal inclusions from Calendula flowers. In the language
of flowers, the calendula signifies joy. The peony brocade bookcloth on the
spine is imported from China. In China, the peony is an emblem of love and
affection and feminine beauty.
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Albums
This group of albums uses cover papers created in a 150-year-old post & beam
barn in East Topsham, Vermont by paper maker Richard Langdell. Almost all of
his papers are made using 100% cotton fiber.
Red
Rose: This paper contains red rose petals and sprigs of Baby’s Breath. The
peony brocade bookcloth on the spine is imported from Japan. The peony is known
as the "Queen of Flowers" and is the national flower of China. It
symbolizes wealth and distinction, along with love, affection, & beauty.
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