Rembrandt 350th Anniversary Notebook

Rembrandt 350th Anniversary Notebook

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  • Undoubtedly one of the world's greatest painters, the Dutch artist Rembrandt van Rijn (1606–1669) was an equally talented printmaker. In fact, he was a pioneer who mastered the field.

    Rembrandt transformed printmaking into an art form through technical innovations and the refinement of his artistic skills. His extraordinary nuance of shadow and detail, as well as human emotion, stemmed from his unique lightness of touch. He would carve or draw onto a resin layer on copper plates, which were then immersed in an acid bath. The engraved lines became grooves that allowed ink to be printed onto paper as a mirror image.

    The landscape of the Netherlands, Rembrandt's homeland, was often a source of inspiration for his prints, and The Windmill, completed in 1641 and reproduced here, is no exception. A drypoint etching, this work showcases how he used brushed acid to create specific lines—in this case, implying wisps of clouds in the sky.

    In The Windmill, Rembrandt depicts the "Little Stink Mill," which stood on the De Passeerde rampart along the western side of Amsterdam. This name was given due to the rather unpleasant odors resulting from the processing of tanned leather with cod liver oil by the Tanners' Guild, which operated the mill. Despite its unique name and scent, Rembrandt embraced the mill as a representation of the bridge between the city and the countryside. The remarkable level of detail, varying textures, and depth of tone in the work reveal the artist's unique drawing skills. In fact, it is so realistic that we can assume Rembrandt began the work on-site before finishing it in his studio.

    Rembrandt's The Windmill is part of the collection at the Museum Het Rembrandthuis (Rembrandt House Museum) in Amsterdam today. Gifted by Felix M. Warburg and his family in 1941, the painting is not permanently on display, making this Special Edition even more unique. We first published the design as an Embellished Manuscript in the Autumn of 2006, and we are delighted to bring it back as one of our 2019 Special Editions, honoring Rembrandt on the 350th anniversary of his death.

  • Page Type Acid-free paper (fountain pen friendly)
    Back Cover Accordion interior pocket for storing notes

    Notebook Sizes/Page Count/

    Paper Weight

    Mini: 10x14cm / 240 pages / 120gsm

    Midi: 13x18cm / 240 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 quality notebooks that are not only attractive but also extremely well-structured and 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 two methods. They are either hand-sewn using 'Coptic' binding, which dates back to 4th-century Egypt, or Smythe sewn, which is the most durable binding technique and allows the notebook to open flat without page loss.

    All Paperblanks notebooks use acid-free, archival-quality, and high-opacity fine laid writing paper. Their notebooks also feature a ribbon page marker and an interior pocket inside the back cover to store your notes.

     

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    • Undoubtedly one of the world's greatest painters, the Dutch artist Rembrandt van Rijn (1606–1669) was an equally talented printmaker. In fact, he was a pioneer who mastered the field.

      Rembrandt transformed printmaking into an art form through technical innovations and the refinement of his artistic skills. His extraordinary nuance of shadow and detail, as well as human emotion, stemmed from his unique lightness of touch. He would carve or draw onto a resin layer on copper plates, which were then immersed in an acid bath. The engraved lines became grooves that allowed ink to be printed onto paper as a mirror image.

      The landscape of the Netherlands, Rembrandt's homeland, was often a source of inspiration for his prints, and The Windmill, completed in 1641 and reproduced here, is no exception. A drypoint etching, this work showcases how he used brushed acid to create specific lines—in this case, implying wisps of clouds in the sky.

      In The Windmill, Rembrandt depicts the "Little Stink Mill," which stood on the De Passeerde rampart along the western side of Amsterdam. This name was given due to the rather unpleasant odors resulting from the processing of tanned leather with cod liver oil by the Tanners' Guild, which operated the mill. Despite its unique name and scent, Rembrandt embraced the mill as a representation of the bridge between the city and the countryside. The remarkable level of detail, varying textures, and depth of tone in the work reveal the artist's unique drawing skills. In fact, it is so realistic that we can assume Rembrandt began the work on-site before finishing it in his studio.

      Rembrandt's The Windmill is part of the collection at the Museum Het Rembrandthuis (Rembrandt House Museum) in Amsterdam today. Gifted by Felix M. Warburg and his family in 1941, the painting is not permanently on display, making this Special Edition even more unique. We first published the design as an Embellished Manuscript in the Autumn of 2006, and we are delighted to bring it back as one of our 2019 Special Editions, honoring Rembrandt on the 350th anniversary of his death.

    • Page Type Acid-free paper (fountain pen friendly)
      Back Cover Accordion interior pocket for storing notes

      Notebook Sizes/Page Count/

      Paper Weight

      Mini: 10x14cm / 240 pages / 120gsm

      Midi: 13x18cm / 240 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 quality notebooks that are not only attractive but also extremely well-structured and 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 two methods. They are either hand-sewn using 'Coptic' binding, which dates back to 4th-century Egypt, or Smythe sewn, which is the most durable binding technique and allows the notebook to open flat without page loss.

      All Paperblanks notebooks use acid-free, archival-quality, and high-opacity fine laid writing paper. Their notebooks also feature a ribbon page marker and an interior pocket inside the back cover to store your notes.

       

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