on saleMaruman Mnemosyne N109 A4 Notebook - Dot Grid

We purchased Maruman (and Rhodia) notebooks in a variety of sizes and formats: lined, dots and graphs and are pleased with all of them. We also purchased Pilot E95s pens. Thank you Goulet Pen for your video on entry-level gold nib pens; we love them! We are currently using Pilot Iroshizuku Take-Sumi and Shin-Kai inks. Writing on this fine quality paper with our Pilot pens and inks has been a true pleasure; like gliding on ice!
We are re-introducing ourselves to fountain pens and have been watching videos on Goulet Pen to guide our choices and find we simply cannot go wrong with any of the products that Goulet Pen offers when we pay attention to their recommendations as they pertain to our needs and preferences. We are delighted we found Goulet Pen! They offer a wide range of quality products (for every budget) for pens, inks, paper and stationary.
The product descriptions and technical data are invaluable. Best of all are the videos! We studied a wide range of videos to make our choices on fountain pens, inks, notebooks, tablets and stationary. The videos are addictive; I cannot stop watching them for the education they provide. Brian, Drew and the team know the products and seem dedicated to educating any who want to learn about fountain pens, inks, paper and penmanship. We are excited to learn it all and have been finding new opportunities to re-invigorate our efforts in the art of correspondence.

After trying a lot of notebooks, I've settled on this A4 dot-grid as my favorite. I have big hands and big handwriting, so the A4 size is just right. The paper shows just a touch of sheen and shading from my favorite inks. This notebook is a staple for me.

Overall I generally really like the Mnemosyne notebooks, they’re sturdy, the paper is good, they have a nice layout. But the one I bought had some mild feathering issues when writing on the edges of the page and I’m not sure why that happened but it’s a little disappointing. It’s a pretty minor issue though and otherwise I am happy with my notebook.

This paper is incredibly smooth and a beauty to write with. It holds up a lot better than the standard papers I used to buy at places like Walmart. It's so nice to write with this paper and just feel the ink gently glide and settle into the paper with little trouble. I've only ever had slight trouble with feathering, but it's incredibly rare and has only happened 3 times.

I love the format of this book. The pages are a great size, and while I have not taken any pages out of the book, it's neat that they're perforated so that they can be removed easily. The paper is good. It's not great. If you consider Tomoe River the gold standard, then this is a solid 4-star paper. It's smooth and there's no feathering or ghosting, but it's a tad on the absorbent side, which affects ink properties like sheening and, to a lesser degree, shading. If you like paper that shows off sheening and shading, maybe go with Tomoe River. Other than that, this is a solid notebook!