Lightning visual wallop when my eyes fell on this book. Read the previous reviews and I did not hesitate to buy it. I just got it and it is a marvel. Indeed we see that the work is done by hand, the paper is not smooth at all, a little rough, leather for myself, is a beautiful brown-red. It's for my daughter who is in fine arts and I am sure she will see this diary in all its "splendor artistic "; personally I take it as that and I am not an artist at all. Do not hesitate it is very, very beautiful and I think it will be an appreciated gift :-)