Paperblanks Beethoven’s 250th Birthday Midi Hardback Journal – Plain, 240 Pages

Capture your ideas, plans and memories in this Beethoven’s 250th Birthday midi hardback journal from Paperblanks, with 240 plain pages of 120 gsm acid-free paper.

Ludwig van Beethoven’s musical expressions of heroism and struggle mirror his personal tragedies, including the loss of his hearing and a tumultuous family life. The autograph manuscript of Violin Sonata No. 10 in G Major featured on this Beethoven’s 250th Birthday cover was written in 1812.

The Story Behind the Design

German composer and pianist Ludwig van Beethoven’s (1770–1827) works are defined by incredible intellectual depth and honesty. His musical expressions of heroism and struggle mirror his personal tragedies, including the loss of his hearing and a tumultuous family life. A crucial figure in the transition between the Classical and Romantic eras in music, he remains one of the most recognised and influential of all composers.

Beethoven’s career is typically categorised into three periods – early, middle and late. In his later years his hearing had almost completely gone. Interestingly, many of Beethoven’s most admired and important works of classical music came from this decade of his life.

This autograph manuscript of Violin Sonata no. 10 in G Major is Beethoven’s final violin sonata. It was written in 1812 for Pierre Rode, the greatest French violinist of the day, and first performed by Rode and Archduke Rudolph, to whom the work is dedicated.

Today, the composition can be found at the Pierpont Morgan Library in New York. We originally released this composition as an Embellished Manuscript in 2007 and now, 12 years later, we couldn’t be happier to bring it back as a Special Edition commemorating Beethoven’s 250th birthday. Whichever way you choose to use this journal, we hope it inspires you to create your own masterpiece.

• Original artwork: Beethoven’s Violin Sonata No. 10 in G Major
• Era: written in 1812
• Region: Europe

Product Details

• Size: Midi – 130 × 180 × 30 mm
• Interior: Plain
• Pages: 240 (120 sheets)
• Paper: 120 gsm acid-free cream laid paper
• Cover: Hardback
• Closure: Decorative metal clasp
• Binding: Smyth sewn – lies flat and stays durable
• Edge printing: Yes
• Corners: Rounded
• Pouch: Memento pouch
• Design: Beethoven’s 250th Birthday
• Series: Special Editions
• Satin ribbon marker
• 100% recycled binder boards
• Decorative printed cover paper
• Endpaper with credit and copyright information as well as historical background for the original artwork
• Threaded stitching and glue, as needed
• Acid-free paper
• Memento pouch
• Weight: 400 g
• Product code: PB6402-2 | ISBN: 9781439764022

About Paperblanks

Paperblanks works with museums, libraries, galleries and artists around the world to faithfully reproduce remarkable artwork, historic bindings and treasured manuscripts. Every book is made to last, with binder boards crafted from 100% recycled materials, and the back endpaper tells the fascinating story behind the cover design and credits its creators.