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MoleskineA Moleskine is a style of notebook claimed to be used by famous artists and writers, such as Picasso, Matisse, Hemingway, and most famously Bruce Chatwin. A moleskine is bound in oilcloth-covered cardboard (Moleskin) and has an elastic band to hold the notebook closed. The notebook sewn spine lays flat when opened. The moleskine notebook has a romantic image as a traveler's notebook of choice, mostly due to Chatwin's heavy endorsement during his own many travels. The modern moleskine is manufactured by Modo & Modo of Italy. Chatwin's original source of notebooks dried up in 1986, when the owner of the Paris stationer where he purchased them died. The modern moleskine is fashioned after Chatwin's descriptions of the notebooks he used and are not a direct descendant. It is not clear that any of the famous writers and artists Modo & Modo claim used "moleskines" used the same style of notebook that Chatwin did, though there is evidence that they used some kind of "pocket notebook." http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/alabaster/A1113346 Moleskines have an almost cult-like (but playful) following today http://www.moleskinerie.com/; modern author Neil Gaiman, for example, swears by them. Although more expensive than the average notebook, its adherents swear by the high quality and design. Modo e Modo's product line Modo e Modo sells Moleskine notebooks in many varieties. http://www.moleskine.com/eng/_interni/catalogo/default.htm http://stores.ebay.com/Ninth-Wave-Designs The "standard" notebooks come in two sizes, pocket (9×14 cm) and large (13×21 cm). - Pocket notebooks are available in many varieties: ruled, squared, plain, address book, info book, and music (192 pages each); sketchbook and storyboard (80 pages of heavier paper); Japanese pocket album (60 continuous pages); and memo pockets (six pockets instead of paper).
- Large notebooks are available in ruled, squared, plain, and address book (240 pages); sketchbook, with 100 pages; and memo pockets (six pockets).
Diaries come in large and pocket sizes, as above, and in "diary" and "weekly diary" versions. Cahier (Fr. "notebook") notebooks are thinner, and come in sets of three. They also lack the bookmark and elastic closure present on the other notebooks. The three sizes are pocket (64 pages), large (80 pages), and extra large (19×25 cm; 120 pages); each size comes in ruled, squared, or plain varieties. The discontinued volant notebooks are like the cahiers, but without the back pocket. They also have soft covers. They come in ruled, squared, plain, and address book varieties, and in pocket (64 pages) and large (80 pages) sizes. Reporter notebooks are similar to the standard notebooks, except that they are bound at the top instead of one the side. They come in pocket and large sizes, and in ruled, squared, and plain styles. External links
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