Moleskine Notebooks

The traditional Moleskine notebook is now manufactured by an Italian company that registered the design in 1996. The notebook is favored by writers and artists.

Fast Facts

1. Notebooks are bound in oilcloth-covered cardboard
2. Most have an inside pocket for loose sheets
3. Are thread-bound on acid-free paper
4. An elastic band holds the notebooks closed
5. A sewn spine makes the notebooks lie flat when opened
6. Favorite notepad style of author Ernest Hemingway and artists Henri Matisse, Pablo Picasso and Vincent van Gogh
7. Printed in China starting in 2006
8. Types: Pocket notebooks, large notebooks, diaries, Cahiers, Reporter notebooks
9. Cahiers are thinner versions that come in threes
10. Reporter notebooks are top-bound rather than side-bound like typical Moleskines
11. Pocket dimensions: 9 x 14 cm (3.5 x 5.5 inches)
12. Large dimensions: 13 x 21 cm (5.25 x 8.25 inches)
13. Extra-large dimensions: 19 x 25 cm (7.5 x 9.75 inches)

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