II • III

No Aim Beyond Its Own Perfection

Collection:
Aestheticism
Vernon Lee
Belcaro (1881)

Writing against the demand that art explain or improve, Vernon Lee returns to a stricter standard: that the work answer only to itself.

Nothing is added in its defense. Nothing is required beyond its form.

Select interior:

"...the sole duty of the artist is to produce good art,
and that good art is art which has no aim
beyond its own perfection.”

Vernon Lee
Belcaro (1881)

The Complete Collection

II • I
Oscar Wilde
The Picture of Dorian Gray (1890)
II • II
Walter Pater
The Renaissance (1873)
II • III
Vernon Lee
Belcaro (1881)

Material & Form

Each notebook is produced as a casebound hardback, printed on 90gsm paper and finished with a durable matte laminate. The format is A5 — a size chosen for its balance between portability and presence. Available in blank, lined, or grid interiors, each volume is designed for sustained writing. Printed and bound in the United Kingdom.

Format
A5 (148 x 210 mm)
Binding
Casebound hardcover
Pages
128 pages, 90 gsm
Interior
Blank, lined, or grid
Production
Printed and bound in the UK