Hartley Marks Pub, Poland, 2014. Notebook / blank book. Book Condition: New. 186 x 128 mm. Language: English . Brand New Book. Elegant Adornment Intricacy and delicacy combine with repetition to create this silvered meditation on the nature of beauty. The word filigree derives from the Latin words filum for thread and granum for seed. The filigree pattern adorning our cover was originally designed and handcrafted in Germany circa 1800.