{"product_id":"paperblanks-golden-trefoil-hardback-guest-book-lined-144-pages-pb6374-2","title":"Paperblanks Golden Trefoil Hardback Guest Book – Lined, 144 Pages","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGather wishes, memories and signatures from weddings, celebrations and special occasions in this Golden Trefoil hardback guest book from Paperblanks, with 144 lined pages.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOur Golden Trefoil design is inspired by a 16th-century French binding that originally housed a printing of the \u003cem\u003eOpera Omnia\u003c\/em\u003e of Giovanni Pontano. Thought to be created by Claude de Picques, it features a classic trefoil (clover) motif, popularly found in some of the world’s most iconic logos, crests, insignias and flags.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eThe Story Behind the Design\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eInspired by the 16th-century French binding that originally housed the \u003cem\u003eOpera Omnia,\u003c\/em\u003e or complete works, of Giovanni Pontano (1426–1503), this design, thought to be created by the influential French bookbinder Claude de Picques, features a classic trefoil (clover) motif. This design is popularly seen in some of the world’s most iconic logos, crests and flags. Today this Golden Trefoil design can be found in the Davis Collection of antique bindings at the British Library.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePontano was a poet and humanist from central Italy who arrived in Naples a penniless scholar. He then went on to become the trusted friend and advisor to Alfonso the Magnanimous, King of Aragon and Naples and one of the most prominent figures of the early Renaissance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eClaude de Picques was also closely connected with royalty, namely the court of King Henry II of France, serving as the personal bookbinder to Queen Catherine de’ Medici and the King himself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTotally devoted to his first wife, Adrianne Sassone, Pontano was a deeply romantic man, and this permeated throughout his writing of the time. It is only fitting, then, that his work was adorned with the trefoil motif – an enduring symbol of the power of interlocking relationships.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePontano led the first modern academy of learning, the Accademia Pontaniana, which still exists today. It is a centre for learning in mathematics, sciences, history, literature, fine arts and more studies of humanity. 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