Montblanc Fine Stationery Notebook #146 Great Characters Queen Black and White Lined

In the rich history of rock music, few names have shone out as consistently as that of Queen. With a career spanning over five decades, the band is one of the world’s most successful of all time. During this period, Queen came to embody the power of musical creativity and most of their songs topped the charts for weeks on end. They created their own musical universe, made up of a combination of hard rock, glam rock, pop, funk and opera, shattering the boundaries between the genres. Montblanc dedicates its Great Characters Homage to Queen Limited Edition 1975 to these icons of rock music, inspired by the album A Night At The Opera. Black and white. No other colour combination describes such stark contrast and no other could better symbolise the extent of Queen’s musical universe. For a time, The Black and the White was even pencilled in as the title of their second studio album and was the motto for Mercury’s spectacular birthday party eleven years later.

The album A Night at the Opera – and, in particular, its centrepiece Bohemian Rhapsody – exemplifies Freddie Mercury’s dream of creating a record of epic proportions. The single’s six-minute, extravagant arrangement combines piano ballads, opera and rock, interspersed with layer upon layer of operatic, cascading vocals and quirky references to such characters as Galileo or Scaramouche, a figure from the Commedia dell’Arte. Mercury himself, known for his flamboyant stage costumes, would often slip into the guise of another Commedia dell’Arte figure, the Harlequin. His famous tight-fitting unitard with its black-and-white diamond pattern underlined his unconventional stage persona and inspired the rhomboidal design on the notebook. 

This Montblanc notebook, expertly handcrafted in Italy from the finest leathers, features 96 exquisite sheets designed to capture your thoughts and dreams. Combining elegance with practicality, this notebook transitions effortlessly from your desk to your bag, ready to accompany your most cherished moments. Made in Italy. Dimensions 150 x 210 mm.