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The first sketchbook was invented for “totally normal notes.” Spoiler: it was not normal notes.

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The sketchbook has no known single inventor or secret purpose. Artists have used bound paper notebooks for centuries, and Leonardo da Vinci's notebooks are well-known examples.

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