Publisher's Synopsis
This Commonplace notebook is bound in genuine 'Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Tartan'. Inspired by the Jubilee year, the Tartan was chosen and approved by Her Majesty The Queen in the final year of her life and commemorates the 70 years of her reign. The last time a new tartan was specifically approved by the Royal Family was when a tartan was designed for King George VI (Green Stewart). The Tartan has been designed by the Kinloch Anderson company, Tailors and Kiltmakers to the Royal Family since 1903, cooperating with the Royal Warrant Holders Association, and the Association member companies. Sales of product using the tartan will also benefit the RWHA Charity Fund. The 'sett' or pattern is based on the King George VI (Green Stewart) and also reflects the historical connection with the Stewart tartans. There are seven colours representing the seven decades of Her Majesty's reign. The colours include platinum grey, the green and black of the King George VI tartan, red, white and blue for the United Kingdom, and the gold of the Crown. Commonplace notebooks date back to the Scottish Enlightenment. Many thinkers and writers used a Commonplace notebook for writing down ideas and knowledge including Adam Smith, Robert Burns, David Hume, and later, writers such as Sir Walter Scott, Arthur Conan Doyle, and Virginia Woolf. About the notebook: This large notebook/journal (21cm x 13cm) has 192 pages (one side blank, one side ruled) and is made with cloth woven in mills in the United Kingdom. Notebook pages and paper components are made with acid-free paper from sustainable forests. Boards used in the binding process are made of 100% recycled paper. This hardback notebook has an elastic closure, ribbon marker, eight perforated end leaves and expandable inner note holder. It contains a removable booklet about the history of clan tartans, and a bookmark that gives information on the Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Tartan.
