Paperblanks celebrates William Shakespeare, Johan Sebastian Bach and William Butler Yeats.

Paperblanks, the Vancouver Canada based Publisher of quality journals celebrating the world's cultural heritage, is honoring three great artists with their very own journals: William Shakespeare, the composer Johan Sebastian Bach and the Irish Poet William Butler Yeats.

Embellished manuscripts

 
The three Journals are part of the Paperblanks Embellished Manuscript Collection, a series of journals with a magnetic flap closure and a sample of writing in the artists' own hand on the cover. The magnetic flap features the artists' signature. The exception is the Shakespeare journal which rocks a very cool period looking magnetic brass hook to close the journal.

Limited availability Shakespeare 400 year anniversary

The Paperblanks William Shakespeare Journal is available for a limited time only and coincides with the 400th anniversary of the bard's death(1564-1616). Shakespeare's identity is still a source of disagreement and much speculation and Paperblanks steps right into the debate by embossing an excerpt of the play Sir Thomas More on the cover. The back of the journal features the familiar face of Shakepeare, which may or may not be him. (debate amongst thyselves)

Bach Cantata BWV 112

Paperblanks Journal, Bach, Cantata BWV 112
For the J.S. Bach Journal, Paperblanks choose an excerpt of Bach Cantata BWV112, which is based on Psalm 23. This Psalm is beloved by both Christians and Jews from all denominations: "The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want." will be familiar to most. j.S. Bach was incredibly productive, he wrote over 300 Cantatas alone, in addition to his great choral works. He was known to work long caffeine infused hours. Yes, the coffee quote we added to the image of the Bach journal is really a quote by Bach, the baroque master composer.
Paperblanks Journal, Yeats, Easter 1916

A terrible Beauty is born

W.B.Yeats Paperblanks Journal, shows an excerpt of his Easter 1916 poem, which Yeats wrote as he wrestled with the violent 1916  Irish uprising against the British. Three of the four stanza's end in the hauntingly beautiful line: "A terrible Beauty is born" We choose a more familiar quote for our Yeats Journal image, because we are pretty friendly around here.

Available sizes and paper styles

The Paperblanks Shakespeare Journal comes in two sizes, Ultra which is 7 by 9 inches and Midi which is 5 by 7 inches. Both sizes are available in Lined and blank paper. The Paperblanks Bach journal is available in Ultra size, in lined and blank paper and Mini size, which measures 4 by 5-1/2 inches in lined only. Lastly, the Paperblanks Yeats journal is available in Ultra and Mini size in lined paper.
You can  view all journals in the Paperblanks Embellished Collection here.