Clairefontaine 793461C Age Bag Collection A My.Essential Black Sewn Elasticated Notebook - A5 14.8x21 cm - 192 Lined Numbered Pages - 90 g Ivory Paper - Grain Leather Glossy Card Cover

I just got this a couple days ago. There are 8 Table of Contents pages up front, and 184 ruled, numbered pages in the book after the ToC (PAGES, not sheets). Cover is sturdy, binding is also. Doesn't seem like it's likely to fall apart with rough usage. Pages are a soft, cream color. The lines on the pages are well spaced, a light grey color. No perforations for tearing out pages (makes sense since the pages are numbered). Storage flap inside both front and back covers. Elastic band to hold it closed, and one ribbon place marker built in as well. Arrived quickly with Prime shipping.

High quality paper functionally bound in a notebook. Perfect for writing with a fountain pen or writing instruments that use fine inks. Works wonderfully with both dry and wet inks.

Great format for jouraling and writing with a fountain pen

The paper is very high quality and has a fine smooth texture. It is great for bullet journaling, has unnumbered pages at beginning for Key and Index. Following that are 184 numbered pages. It lays quite flat now that I have gone through front to back and back to front flattening a few pages at a time. This is a ruled journal. I would rather have dots or grid, but I wanted the quality of Clairefontaine. I would have given 5 stars overall, if the paper was thicker. That's on me. Even though I knew it was 90 gsm I imagined because of the brand and because I've had fountain pen paper from them before, that bleed through from markers would not be a problem. Wrong. That doesn't mean if you're journaling with ball point pen you would have a problem. I hope this info helps.

Looking at some of the negative reviews I wanted to check this paper out for myself. I've been using fountain pens for 52 years now and I am critical of the paper I use and for the most part I only use high quality paper when available to me. I am not sure if the paper quality has changed from a year or so ago but I have to say I find this good for fountain pen use. Mind you I only use extra fine nibs with all my pens and I do have a myriad of inks to try but I would be testing out inks for a month. So, to keep this simple I used some of the most common inks used and some not so popular. The paper does not feel like true Clairefontaine that many might be accustom to. This paper has a bit of grip to an extra fine nibs if the tip is not smooth enough. In all everyone is different and what one person finds great or acceptable might not be the case for the masses. I do like this dotted notebook and if you use a bigger nib size I do not think you will find any issues with this paper. I think the price is on point quality is very good as far as durability I will have to see. You get 4 index sheets (8 pages) and the last 8 sheets (16 pages) are perforated so you can remove them easily if need be. All pages are numbered and one notebook can be used for an entire year for bujo / journal entries which is a plus in cost savings. Your mileage may vary but overall I recommend these journals highly for those just starting in journaling or fountain pen ink hobby.

I've tried several notebooks for journaling, looking for one that works well with a fountain pen. Clairefontaine is the best I've ever used. It's great for those who write with fountain pens.

This is a great notebook! Nice thick, smooth paper! It can take my fountain pen. The lines spacing is a bit large, but livable. I like that the pages are numbered and that it has an index, so I can use it like a Bullet Journal.

Using this notebook for my bullet journal. Soft cover fits well in my Galen Leather A5 journal cover. Binding seems sturdy and paper quality is excellent. Have had no bleed-through or significant feathering with inks of varying quality, and dry time seems reasonable as well. Will purchase again.

Para mi el mejor cuaderno

Clairefontaine is French brand for stationery, Rhodia is also it's brand. The quality of paper from both are top notch for fountain pens, pens/ pencils. Excellent choice of paper always.

Very well made, beautiful and functional at same time.

Busco libretas para escribir con pluma estilográfica, y necesito cierta calidad de papel, en libretas con papel de calidad baja la pluma no escribe bien, le cuesta deslizarse, no es fluida o no se ven bien los colores de la tinta. Había probado una libreta Rhodia con papel Clairefontaine y me gustó mucho para pluma, así que me decidí por esta. lTiene un papel de calidad, la pluma funciona muy bien, la única diferencia es que esta libreta tiene el papel en color crema y la de Rhodia es blanca. Pero no me molesta. Aunque sí es cierto que suelo preferir papel más tirando a blanco. La encuadernación no es de lujo, pero es bonita y suave al tacto. Como sólo escribo a pluma y no añado dibujos, pegatinas o más papeles pegados, a mi ya me sirve. Si fuera para un Bullet creo que la encuadernación no serviría, pero es sólo mi opinión.

Is an has been about the best paper I've formed for fountain pen for what they cost by a long way.. a very long way. Only complaints is the line spacing is a little wide and the paper very white, but I knew what I was getting and frankly,the cost v quality ratio stomps on all the little issues with ease