Book

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Book
Book-normal-brickred.png
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Blank books can be crafted by the player in order to write a story or any text.

Creation

You can craft a book using the following ingredients:


Ingredients Crafting Recipe
2x Leather
8x Parchment

Leather

Paper-parchment

Leather




Book-normal-brickred


Paper-parchment

Paper-parchment






Variations of the book's cover

In the crafting grid, if you use colored leather in the top and the bottom slot to craft the book, you can obtain a different color for the book's cover.

Variations of the book's cover
Cover color Leather color (top) Leather color (bottom)
Brick red Leather.png Leather.png
Book-normal-cherryred.png Cherry red Leather-red.png Leather-red.png
Book-normal-darkbeige.png Dark beige Leather-yellow.png Leather.png
Book-normal-darkgray.png Dark gray Leather-gray.png Leather-black.png
Book-normal-darkgreen.png Dark green Leather-green.png Leather-black.png
Book-normal-darkolive.png Dark olive Leather-green.png Leather-gray.png
Book-normal-gray.png Gray Leather-gray.png Leather-gray.png
Book-normal-olive.png Olive Leather-yellow.png Leather-green.png
Book-normal-orange.png Orange Leather-orange.png Leather-orange.png
Book-normal-orangebrown.png Orange-brown Leather-orange.png Leather.png
Book-normal-purple.png Purple Leather-purple.png Leather-purple.png
Book-normal-purpleorange.png Purple-orange Leather-orange.png Leather-purple.png
Book-normal-teal.png Teal Leather-blue.png Leather-green.png

Usage

  • With ink and quill in the off-hand and a blank book in the active hotbar slot, you can right-click to open the book and and write some text.
  • Click on the Save button to save the written text. You can complete the story later.
  • Click on the Sign button to save the text and prevent any more modifications.
  • You will not need to have anything in the left hand to read a book that was previously written in.

Storage

Books can be stored in stationary containers, shelves , display cases or placed on the ground. But the more efficient way to store them is to place them in a bookshelf .


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