Wrestling with Death Hardcover Journal
£11.00£13.00
Featuring the anatomical studies of Johann Gottfried Schadow (1764–1850)
German neoclassical artist Johann Gottfried Schadow was no stranger to the human condition. In these paired 19th-century illustrations, he rendered mankind’s eternal grapple with Death—not in mythic metaphor, but with anatomical precision. One panel shows man overpowered by the skeleton, overcome by decay. The other reverses the outcome: man gains the upper hand, defying oblivion.
We’ve bound both scenes into this hardcover journal as a meditation in contrast. The back cover, death ascendant. The front, man victorious.
Inside? Nothing but blank, lined pages—75 sheets of open terrain for your own battle with meaning. Notes. Sketches. Screeds. Prayers. Plans. There’s no Ministry of Truth here. Just space to resist erasure, document the absurd, or lay bare your soul in a time that seems designed to grind it out of you.
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Artwork by Johann Gottfried Schadow
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Matte hardcover journal
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150 lined pages (75 sheets)
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Perforated pages for tear-out
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5.75" × 8" (14.6 cm × 20.3 cm)
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Made in the USA
A fitting companion for those who still believe the mind is worth the fight.
Write like your life depends on it.
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Type: Notebook
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