Hafiz's Peacocks Mini Notebook
- Sold By: Paperblanks
- Categories Notebook, Paperblanks 2026 New Collection, Paperblanks Hardcover Notebooks, Paperblanks Notebook
- Type: Notebook
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This magnificent binding comes from the venerable craftsmen at Sangorski & Sutcliffe, a world-renowned English bindery famous for their jewelled bindings, most notably the cover of the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam, which was lost forever during the sinking of the Titanic.
The beautiful binding reproduced here was crafted in 1910 to house a collection of works by the famous Persian poet Hafiz. This work was translated from Persian by Herman Bicknell. It was made of red levant morocco with leather joints and green levant morocco flyleaves. The focal point was three magnificent jewelled peacocks with their tails fully displayed. The birds were inlaid in eight different colours and embellished with gold tooling and leaves. The binding was adorned with pearls and 33 opals, giving it an unparalleled grandeur.
Founded in London in 1901, Sangorski & Sutcliffe became one of the most significant bookbinding firms of the 20th century, celebrated for their jewelled bindings such as "Recessional," Háfiz̤ of Shiráz and the Rubaiyat, and their use of genuine gold in cover details.
In an interesting connection to our wider design library, the firm's founders, Francis Sangorski (1875-1912) and George Sutcliffe (1878-1941), first met in a bookbinding class taught by Douglas Cockerell, who is part of the family behind our Cockerell Marbled Paper series! We are honoured to work at this pinnacle of luxury bookbinding and to share the legacy of Sangorski & Sutcliffe with 21st-century book lovers and stationery enthusiasts.
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Paper type Acid-free paper (fountain pen friendly)Â Back Cover Accordion inner pocket for storing notes Notebook Sizes/Page Count/
Paper Weight
Mini: 10x14cm / 176 pages / 85gsm
Midi: 13x18cm / 144 pages / 120gsm
Ultra: 18x23cm / 144 pages / 120gsm
Grande: 21x30cm / 128 pages / 120 gsm
Cover type Hardcover Embossed Notebook Origin Canada -

Paperblanks is a Canadian manufacturer that produces high-quality notebooks that are not only attractive but also extremely well-constructed, bound using traditional techniques; the bindings are not glued (a binding technique that is economical for the manufacturer but eventually leads to page loss) but are instead all sewn.
All Paperblanks notebooks are bound using one of two methods. They are either hand-sewn using 'Coptic' binding, which dates back to 4th-century Egypt, or Smythe-sewn, the most durable binding technique, which allows the notebook to open flat without page loss.
All Paperblanks notebooks use acid-free, archival-quality, high-opacity, fine-laid writing paper. The notebooks also feature a ribbon page marker and an inner pocket inside the back cover to store your notes.
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This magnificent binding comes from the venerable craftsmen at Sangorski & Sutcliffe, a world-renowned English bindery famous for their jewelled bindings, most notably the cover of the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam, which was lost forever during the sinking of the Titanic.
The beautiful binding reproduced here was crafted in 1910 to house a collection of works by the famous Persian poet Hafiz. This work was translated from Persian by Herman Bicknell. It was made of red levant morocco with leather joints and green levant morocco flyleaves. The focal point was three magnificent jewelled peacocks with their tails fully displayed. The birds were inlaid in eight different colours and embellished with gold tooling and leaves. The binding was adorned with pearls and 33 opals, giving it an unparalleled grandeur.
Founded in London in 1901, Sangorski & Sutcliffe became one of the most significant bookbinding firms of the 20th century, celebrated for their jewelled bindings such as "Recessional," Háfiz̤ of Shiráz and the Rubaiyat, and their use of genuine gold in cover details.
In an interesting connection to our wider design library, the firm's founders, Francis Sangorski (1875-1912) and George Sutcliffe (1878-1941), first met in a bookbinding class taught by Douglas Cockerell, who is part of the family behind our Cockerell Marbled Paper series! We are honoured to work at this pinnacle of luxury bookbinding and to share the legacy of Sangorski & Sutcliffe with 21st-century book lovers and stationery enthusiasts.
-
Paper type Acid-free paper (fountain pen friendly)Â Back Cover Accordion inner pocket for storing notes Notebook Sizes/Page Count/
Paper Weight
Mini: 10x14cm / 176 pages / 85gsm
Midi: 13x18cm / 144 pages / 120gsm
Ultra: 18x23cm / 144 pages / 120gsm
Grande: 21x30cm / 128 pages / 120 gsm
Cover type Hardcover Embossed Notebook Origin Canada -

Paperblanks is a Canadian manufacturer that produces high-quality notebooks that are not only attractive but also extremely well-constructed, bound using traditional techniques; the bindings are not glued (a binding technique that is economical for the manufacturer but eventually leads to page loss) but are instead all sewn.
All Paperblanks notebooks are bound using one of two methods. They are either hand-sewn using 'Coptic' binding, which dates back to 4th-century Egypt, or Smythe-sewn, the most durable binding technique, which allows the notebook to open flat without page loss.
All Paperblanks notebooks use acid-free, archival-quality, high-opacity, fine-laid writing paper. The notebooks also feature a ribbon page marker and an inner pocket inside the back cover to store your notes.
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