This is the Mulberry one, 13 x 21cm, which is narrower than a true A5 but the same height, ruled at 7mm. Tall enough to write properly in, narrow enough that it does not fight you for space on a cafe table next to a coffee. The cover reads as a deep red purple, the colour of the ripe fruit rather than the leaf, and behind it sit 80 sheets of 140gsm acid free paper that will take a fountain pen without complaining. The everyday one, the size most people mean when they say notebook, in a colour picked for anyone who wants something richer than burgundy without tipping into pink.

Perfect for

DraftingLists and planningLanguage studyHandwriting practiceDaily driverEveryday carry

The colour: Mulberry

What 7mm ruling actually gives you

Line spacing is the thing nobody checks and everybody notices later. At 7mm there is enough clearance that the tails of one line do not tangle with the tops of the next, so a page of fast handwriting still reads back cleanly a month later.

Reach for ruling when you are writing rather than drawing. Daily pages, interview notes, study notes, long form thinking, anything that runs top to bottom. At 13 x 21cm you get a full sentence without wrapping, which is the part people forget to think about until they are living with the book.

What you are actually getting

Questions about the ruled Mulberry notebook in 13 x 21cm