{"product_id":"botticelli-the-birth-of-venus-pocket-journal","title":"Botticelli: The Birth of Venus Pocket Journal","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis elegant miniature notebook boasts a breath-taking design based on the Renaissance masterpiece \u003cem\u003eThe Birth of Venus \u003c\/em\u003e(c. 1485) by Florentine painter Sandro Botticelli, blending beauty with practicality.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePerfect as a gift, and an essential personal choice for writers, notetakers, travellers, students, poets and diarists.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith a pocket at the back for storing receipts and scraps, two bookmarks, and a solid magnetic side flap, this fine art, foil stamped journal is perfect for keeping notes and organising your thoughts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e160 blank lined pages.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan itemprop=\"description\" class=\"longDescription-value\"\u003eDepicting the goddess Venus arriving at the shore after her birth, after emerging from the sea fully grown, \u003cem\u003eThe Birth of Venus \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan itemprop=\"description\" class=\"longDescription-value\"\u003eis among one of the most famous paintings in the world, housed in the \u003cem\u003eUffizi Gallery\u003c\/em\u003e in Florence Italy. \u003cstrong\u003eSandro Botticelli \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e(1445-1510)\u003c\/strong\u003e was an Italian painter who was one of the greatest painters of the Florentine Renaissance. His \u003cem\u003eBirth of Venus\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eLa Primavera\u003c\/em\u003e are often said to epitomize for modern viewers the spirit of the Renaissance. The son of a tanner, he was born Alessandro di Mariano Filipepi, but he was given the nickname 'Botticelli', derived from the word 'botticello' meaning 'small wine cask'.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis lined journal accompanies the Ashmolean special exhibition \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eAphrodite: The Making of a Goddess\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e, on display at the Ashmolean Museum \u003cstrong\u003e8 October 2026 - 11 April 2027\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Flame Tree Studio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63987113755001,"sku":"ASI-6421","price":7.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0690\/7566\/5197\/files\/Pocket_Journal_Birth_of_Venus_by_Botticelli.jpg?v=1784208770","url":"https:\/\/shop.ashmolean.org\/products\/botticelli-the-birth-of-venus-pocket-journal","provider":"Ashmolean Museum","version":"1.0","type":"link"}