{"product_id":"paperblanks-wildwood-mini-hardback-journal-lined-176-pages-pb9320-6","title":"Paperblanks Wildwood Mini Hardback Journal – Lined, 176 Pages","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCapture your ideas, plans and memories in this Wildwood mini hardback journal from Paperblanks, with 176 lined pages of 85 gsm acid-free paper.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis foliage pattern was crafted to adorn a 17th-century binding of the \u003cem\u003ePassion Series,\u003c\/em\u003e originally created in 1521 by the great engraver Lucas van Leyden. This edition contains Jan Harmensz. Muller’s 17th-century copy of the work. Muller is best known for his skillful reinterpretations of the work of his predecessors.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eThe Story Behind the Design\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eSunlight dapples through a wild wood in our Tree of Life cover art.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDerived from a classic binding from the French school of design, this foliage pattern was originally crafted from goatskin leather tooled in gold. The binding was designed to hold a set of 14 plates known as the \u003cem\u003ePassion Series.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe original \u003cem\u003ePassion Series\u003c\/em\u003e is a famous collection of engravings, finished in 1521 by the great northern Renaissance painter and engraver Lucas van Leyden (1489\/94–1533). This version, however, contains a history as tangled as the branches depicted on its cover. Despite appearing to be an exact copy of the original, it is actually an early 17th-century reproduction done by a similarly talented Dutch artist named Jan Harmensz. Muller.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJan Harmensz. Muller (1571–1628) was a Dutch engraver, painter and publisher, best known for his skillful reinterpretations of the work of his predecessors. So specifically replicated were Harmensz. Muller’s engravings in this \u003cem\u003ePassion Series,\u003c\/em\u003e that Van Leyden’s original dates and monogram appear in Muller’s woodcut plates.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThough there is no indication that Harmensz. Muller himself was attempting to pass off his work as that of the earlier master, scratched-out marks in this edition – now held at the British Library – make clear that early owners of the work did indeed try to make it appear that they had an original Van Leyden. 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