Clairefontaine Matris A5 wire-bound French-ruled (séyès)

A5 notebook soft-back wirebound French-ruled (Seyès). Smooth 90gsm fountain pen ink friendly paper. 100 pages.

French-ruled paper is the norm for French school children who are taught to write in a cursive style. This type of ruling is known as grands carreaux (large tiles), as opposed to the petits carreaux (small tiles) which are 5x5mm.  It is also known as Seyès paper after Jean-Alexandre Seyès a French bookseller and papermaker who patented this grid system for handwriting in 1892.

The ruling is made up of 8mm x 8mm squares with thin horizontal lines spaced 2mm apart. 

Shipping cost
UK postage is FREE over £35 but otherwise starts at £1.80 for small items (converters, refills etc) or £3.30 for ink, stationery etc.

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Nib choices for fountain pens
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