Persist ordered book writing and restore Legacy book pages

BUILDING.txt

@@ -0,0 +1,125 @@
+Rivencraft Build Instructions
+============================
+
+These instructions apply when source code, models, textures, data, or other
+resources have been changed.
+
+Requirements
+------------
+
+- Java 21 JDK
+- A working Gradle wrapper
+- The project dependencies available in the Gradle cache, or network access
+  for Gradle to download them
+
+The project targets Minecraft 1.21.1 and NeoForge 21.1.251.
+
+1. Open the project directory
+--------------------------------
+
+    cd /path/to/rivencraft
+
+2. Check the changed files
+--------------------------
+
+Confirm that model, texture, and other resource files are inside
+`src/main/resources`. Java source files belong under `src/main/java`.
+
+For example, block models are normally stored under:
+
+    src/main/resources/assets/rivencraft/models/block/
+
+Resource files placed under `src/main/resources` are automatically included in
+the finished mod JAR by Gradle.
+
+3. Update the version when appropriate
+---------------------------------------
+
+Rivencraft uses the version format `x.y.z.b`:
+
+- `x`: major release
+- `y`: milestone completion
+- `z`: release slice
+- `b`: bug fixes and additional work within that slice
+
+Edit `mod_version` in `gradle.properties` before creating a new release. Do
+not reuse a version that has already been published.
+
+4. Build the mod
+----------------
+
+From the project directory, run:
+
+    ./gradlew build --offline
+
+If the required dependencies are not cached locally, remove `--offline`:
+
+    ./gradlew build
+
+On systems using mise-managed Java and Gradle, use:
+
+    mise exec -- ./gradlew build --offline
+
+5. Run the automated tests
+--------------------------
+
+To build and run the GameTest suite:
+
+    ./gradlew build runGameTestServer --offline
+
+Or, with mise:
+
+    mise exec -- ./gradlew build runGameTestServer --offline
+
+All required GameTests should pass before distributing a build.
+
+GameTests use `build/gametest-run/world`, separate from the normal development
+world. Before each run, Gradle removes that test world if it exceeds 512 MiB.
+Override the limit with `-PgameTestMaxWorldMiB=NUMBER`. A caller-supplied
+`-PgameTestRunDir` is never removed automatically.
+
+To run the suite in a fresh temporary directory instead, use:
+
+    test_dir=$(mktemp -d /tmp/rivencraft-gametest.XXXXXX)
+    ./gradlew runGameTestServer --offline -PgameTestRunDir="$test_dir"
+
+With mise, prefix the second command with `mise exec --`.
+
+6. Locate and inspect the JAR
+-----------------------------
+
+Build outputs are written to:
+
+    build/libs/
+
+The filename uses the configured version, for example:
+
+    build/libs/rivencraft-0.3.6.9.jar
+
+To verify that changed resource files are packaged:
+
+    unzip -l build/libs/rivencraft-VERSION.jar | rg 'models|textures|data'
+
+Replace `VERSION` with the actual version number.
+
+To create a checksum for distribution:
+
+    sha256sum build/libs/rivencraft-VERSION.jar
+
+7. Stop the Gradle daemon when finished
+----------------------------------------
+
+This is optional, but useful after a long test run:
+
+    ./gradlew --stop
+
+Release checklist
+-----------------
+
+- Confirm the version was incremented when required.
+- Confirm the build completed successfully.
+- Confirm all required GameTests passed.
+- Confirm changed resources are present in the JAR.
+- Generate and record the SHA-256 checksum.
+- Test the JAR in the target Minecraft 1.21.1 NeoForge instance.
+- Publish the JAR only after client-side testing is complete.

README.md

@@ -59,6 +59,29 @@ copy selection is checked by the server.
 Selecting a stored page on the desk surface shows its Legacy-proportioned
 portrait preview and name above the player inventory.
 
+## Book Binder
+
+Craft a Book Binder from three iron ingots and five planks. Put leather or an
+empty Notebook in the left cover slot. Enter a title, then place a Link Panel
+Page first in the horizontal page strip. Click a page in the strip with a
+written Page on the cursor to insert it before that position; click it with an
+empty cursor to take it out. The arrows or mouse wheel scroll through up to
+27 written Pages. Clicking the strip with a filled Notebook imports its Pages
+at that position and leaves the emptied Notebook on the cursor. The right slot
+outputs a Descriptive Book once the title, cover, and Link Panel are present.
+Inputs are consumed only when the result is taken.
+
+The completed book receives its Age identity when assembled. With only a Link
+Panel, it describes a randomly generated Age. Its writing is stored on the
+book; the Descriptive Book screen's turned pages show ordered symbols and
+unresolved IDs. Until Milestone 5, symbols do not affect generation and written
+books use the same random Age fallback. The Descriptive Book screen follows
+Legacy's book spread: the title and Age details are on the left, the destination
+preview is on the right, and clicks in the bottom corners turn pages. Ordered
+symbol pages appear before the final blank spread; their pictograms await
+Milestone 5. Link-panel-only books show their details in the enchantment-table
+font.
+
 ## Linking Book
 
 Craft a Linking Book from a vanilla book and an ender pearl, then use it in the
@@ -68,6 +91,8 @@ its preview panel is clicked. The destination is stored on the item and
 survives inventory and world saves. Travel only succeeds if the target
 dimension is loaded and a non-fluid, passable landing position can be found
 nearby.
+The Linking Book uses the same Legacy page layout and bottom-corner page turns
+as the Descriptive Book, but without the Descriptive Book's gold cover edges.
 
 Successful book travel plays Mystcraft Legacy's original linking sound at both
 the departure and arrival locations.

build.gradle

@@ -78,6 +78,9 @@ neoForge {
         // The gametest system is also enabled by default for other run configs under the /test command.
         gameTestServer {
             type = "gameTestServer"
+            // Keep generated test Ages separate from worlds used by the dev client/server.
+            gameDirectory = project.file(project.findProperty('gameTestRunDir')
+                    ?: layout.buildDirectory.dir('gametest-run').get().asFile)
             systemProperty 'neoforge.enabledGameTestNamespaces', project.mod_id
         }
 
@@ -116,6 +119,44 @@ neoForge {
     }
 }
 
+// GameTests generate Ages, so their dedicated world can grow quickly across runs.
+// Never auto-delete a caller-supplied gameTestRunDir or a normal dev world.
+long gameTestWorldLimitMiB = providers.gradleProperty('gameTestMaxWorldMiB').orElse('512').get().toLong()
+if (gameTestWorldLimitMiB <= 0) {
+    throw new GradleException('gameTestMaxWorldMiB must be a positive number')
+}
+boolean customGameTestRunDir = providers.gradleProperty('gameTestRunDir').isPresent()
+File dedicatedGameTestDir = layout.buildDirectory.dir('gametest-run').get().asFile.canonicalFile
+File dedicatedGameTestWorld = new File(dedicatedGameTestDir, 'world')
+def cleanOversizedGameTestWorld = tasks.register('cleanOversizedGameTestWorld') {
+    doLast {
+        if (customGameTestRunDir) {
+            getLogger().lifecycle('Skipping automatic GameTest world cleanup for custom gameTestRunDir')
+            return
+        }
+
+        def worldDir = dedicatedGameTestWorld
+        if (!worldDir.isDirectory() || java.nio.file.Files.isSymbolicLink(worldDir.toPath())) {
+            return
+        }
+
+        def paths = java.nio.file.Files.walk(worldDir.toPath()).withCloseable { it.toList() }
+        long bytes = paths.sum(0L) { path ->
+            java.nio.file.Files.isRegularFile(path, java.nio.file.LinkOption.NOFOLLOW_LINKS)
+                    ? java.nio.file.Files.size(path) : 0L
+        }
+        long limit = gameTestWorldLimitMiB * 1024L * 1024L
+        if (bytes > limit) {
+            getLogger().lifecycle('Removing oversized GameTest world {} ({} MiB; limit {} MiB)',
+                    worldDir, Math.ceil(bytes / 1048576d) as long, gameTestWorldLimitMiB)
+            paths.toSorted(java.util.Comparator.reverseOrder()).each { java.nio.file.Files.delete(it) }
+        }
+    }
+}
+tasks.named('runGameTestServer').configure {
+    dependsOn(cleanOversizedGameTestWorld)
+}
+
 // Sets up a dependency configuration called 'localRuntime'.
 // This configuration should be used instead of 'runtimeOnly' to declare
 // a dependency that will be present for runtime testing but that is

docs/ASSET_PROVENANCE.md

@@ -8,11 +8,17 @@ project's GNU LGPL v3 license. Rivencraft itself uses the same license.
 | --- | --- | --- | --- |
 | `assets/rivencraft/textures/item/page.png` | `assets/mystcraft/textures/items/page_background.png` | `9bc8ddc061845df0cd5ea47f4fdef773cff786ae` | Namespace/path rename only |
 | `assets/rivencraft/textures/gui/notebook_pages.png` | `assets/mystcraft/gui/bookui_pagel.png` | `9bc8ddc061845df0cd5ea47f4fdef773cff786ae` | Namespace/path rename only; Notebook draws the native 30×40 page at atlas coordinates `(156, 0)` |
+| `assets/rivencraft/textures/gui/bookui_cover.png` | `assets/mystcraft/gui/bookui_cover.png` | `9bc8ddc061845df0cd5ea47f4fdef773cff786ae` | Namespace/path rename only; shared book cover, with gold edges drawn only for Descriptive Books |
+| `assets/rivencraft/textures/gui/bookui_pagel.png` | `assets/mystcraft/gui/bookui_pagel.png` | `9bc8ddc061845df0cd5ea47f4fdef773cff786ae` | Namespace/path rename only; turned left page |
+| `assets/rivencraft/textures/gui/bookui_pager.png` | `assets/mystcraft/gui/bookui_pager.png` | `9bc8ddc061845df0cd5ea47f4fdef773cff786ae` | Namespace/path rename only; link-panel frame on the first right page |
+| `assets/rivencraft/textures/gui/bookui_rpage_full.png` | `assets/mystcraft/gui/bookui_rpage_full.png` | `9bc8ddc061845df0cd5ea47f4fdef773cff786ae` | Namespace/path rename only; full right written page |
 | `assets/rivencraft/textures/item/writing_desk.png` | `assets/mystcraft/textures/items/writingdesk.png` | `9bc8ddc061845df0cd5ea47f4fdef773cff786ae` | Namespace/path rename only |
 | `assets/rivencraft/textures/block/writing_desk.png` | `assets/mystcraft/textures/entity/desk.png` | `9bc8ddc061845df0cd5ea47f4fdef773cff786ae` | Namespace/path rename only |
-| `assets/rivencraft/textures/block/writing_desk_wood.png` and `writing_desk_inlay.png` | `assets/mystcraft/textures/entity/desk.png` | `9bc8ddc061845df0cd5ea47f4fdef773cff786ae` | Cropped opaque wood and red inlay regions for the two-block model |
 | `assets/rivencraft/textures/gui/writing_desk_legacy.png` | `assets/mystcraft/gui/writingdesk.png` | `9bc8ddc061845df0cd5ea47f4fdef773cff786ae` | Namespace/path rename only; full desk panel, tabs, and cycling controls at original atlas coordinates |
 | `assets/rivencraft/textures/gui/scrollbar.png` | `assets/mystcraft/gui/scrollbar.png` | `9bc8ddc061845df0cd5ea47f4fdef773cff786ae` | Namespace/path rename only; tiled track and normal/pressed thumb |
+| `assets/rivencraft/textures/block/book_binder.png` | `assets/mystcraft/textures/entity/bookbinder/bookbinder.png` | `9bc8ddc061845df0cd5ea47f4fdef773cff786ae` | Namespace/path rename only; Book Binder model uses this body texture |
+| `assets/rivencraft/textures/block/book_binder_press.png` | `assets/mystcraft/textures/entity/bookbinder/press_part.png` | `9bc8ddc061845df0cd5ea47f4fdef773cff786ae` | Namespace/path rename only; Book Binder model uses this press texture |
+| `assets/rivencraft/textures/gui/book_binder_legacy.png` | `assets/mystcraft/gui/pagebinder.png` | `9bc8ddc061845df0cd5ea47f4fdef773cff786ae` | Namespace/path rename only; Book Binder GUI uses the original 176×181 panel |
 | `assets/rivencraft/textures/item/linking_book_unwritten.png` | `assets/mystcraft/textures/items/unlinked.png` | `9bc8ddc061845df0cd5ea47f4fdef773cff786ae` | Namespace/path rename only |
 | `assets/rivencraft/textures/item/page_link_panel.png` | `page_background.png` and `PageBuilder.BasicPageSprite` | `9bc8ddc061845df0cd5ea47f4fdef773cff786ae` | Reproduces the legacy 160 px scale, black panel at `(25,30)`–`(135,75)`, and 128 px resample |
 | `assets/rivencraft/textures/item/page_symbol*.png` and `page_unresolved.png` | `page_background.png`, `textures/symbolcomponents.png`, `WordData`, `ModSymbols`, and `PageBuilder.PageSprite` | `9bc8ddc061845df0cd5ea47f4fdef773cff786ae` | Static 1.21.1 renditions of the legacy runtime-composed four-word symbol pages; `normal_time` uses the legacy Full Length poem |

docs/WRITING_DATA.md

@@ -40,6 +40,18 @@ a symbol reference or a baseline link-panel marker. `OrderedWriting` retains up
 to 256 entries in exact player-authored order. All three contracts have both
 persistent codecs and bounded network codecs.
 
+Assembled Descriptive Books store `OrderedWriting` schema version 1 alongside
+their Age reference. Books assembled in 0.3.7.2 saved writing as a bare list;
+that form still loads as version 1 without reordering or dropping unknown IDs.
+Older page-free books without writing continue to work unchanged. Copying a
+book copies its writing and Age reference; merely copying it never creates a
+new Age. The Book Binder creates the Age when its finished output is taken.
+The Descriptive Book screen can inspect the ordered pages by turning them from
+the bottom corners and identifies unresolved IDs using server-provided symbol
+metadata. Until Milestone 5, the
+saved symbols are informational only: Age creation uses the existing random
+fallback and does not apply them to generation.
+
 Removing a data pack never removes its IDs from saved writing. A missing ID is
 resolved as client-safe **Unresolved Symbol** display metadata while retaining
 the original namespaced ID for diagnostics and later restoration. This is

gradle.properties

@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ mod_name=Rivencraft
 # The license of the mod. Review your options at https://choosealicense.com/. All Rights Reserved is the default.
 mod_license=LGPL-3.0-or-later
 # The mod version. Rivencraft uses the x.y.z.b policy documented in README.md.
-mod_version=0.3.6.8
+mod_version=0.3.8.2
 immersive_portals_version=6.0.7
 # The group ID for the mod. It is only important when publishing as an artifact to a Maven repository.
 # This should match the base package used for the mod sources.

src/main/java/net/dnorberg/rivencraft/block/BookBinderBlock.java

@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+package net.dnorberg.rivencraft.block;
+
+import com.mojang.serialization.MapCodec;
+import net.dnorberg.rivencraft.block.entity.BookBinderBlockEntity;
+import net.dnorberg.rivencraft.menu.BookBinderMenu;
+import net.minecraft.core.BlockPos;
+import net.minecraft.core.Direction;
+import net.minecraft.network.chat.Component;
+import net.minecraft.server.level.ServerPlayer;
+import net.minecraft.world.Containers;
+import net.minecraft.world.InteractionResult;
+import net.minecraft.world.SimpleMenuProvider;
+import net.minecraft.world.entity.player.Player;
+import net.minecraft.world.item.context.BlockPlaceContext;
+import net.minecraft.world.level.Level;
+import net.minecraft.world.level.block.BaseEntityBlock;
+import net.minecraft.world.level.block.RenderShape;
+import net.minecraft.world.level.block.state.BlockState;
+import net.minecraft.world.level.block.state.StateDefinition;
+import net.minecraft.world.level.block.state.properties.BlockStateProperties;
+import net.minecraft.world.level.block.state.properties.DirectionProperty;
+import net.minecraft.world.level.block.entity.BlockEntity;
+import net.minecraft.world.phys.BlockHitResult;
+
+public final class BookBinderBlock extends BaseEntityBlock {
+    public static final MapCodec<BookBinderBlock> CODEC = simpleCodec(BookBinderBlock::new);
+    public static final DirectionProperty FACING = BlockStateProperties.HORIZONTAL_FACING;
+
+    public BookBinderBlock(Properties properties) {
+        super(properties);
+        registerDefaultState(stateDefinition.any().setValue(FACING, Direction.NORTH));
+    }
+
+    @Override public MapCodec<? extends BaseEntityBlock> codec() { return CODEC; }
+    @Override protected void createBlockStateDefinition(StateDefinition.Builder<net.minecraft.world.level.block.Block, BlockState> builder) {
+        builder.add(FACING);
+    }
+    @Override public BlockState getStateForPlacement(BlockPlaceContext context) {
+        Direction facing = context.getHorizontalDirection().getOpposite();
+        return defaultBlockState().setValue(FACING, facing);
+    }
+    @Override protected RenderShape getRenderShape(BlockState state) { return RenderShape.MODEL; }
+    @Override public BlockEntity newBlockEntity(BlockPos pos, BlockState state) {
+        return new BookBinderBlockEntity(pos, state);
+    }
+    @Override protected InteractionResult useWithoutItem(BlockState state, Level level, BlockPos pos,
+                                                          Player player, BlockHitResult hit) {
+        if (!level.isClientSide && player instanceof ServerPlayer serverPlayer
+                && level.getBlockEntity(pos) instanceof BookBinderBlockEntity binder) {
+            serverPlayer.openMenu(new SimpleMenuProvider(
+                    (id, inventory, ignored) -> new BookBinderMenu(id, inventory, binder),
+                    Component.translatable("container.rivencraft.book_binder")),
+                    buffer -> buffer.writeBlockPos(pos));
+        }
+        return InteractionResult.sidedSuccess(level.isClientSide);
+    }
+    @Override protected void onRemove(BlockState state, Level level, BlockPos pos,
+                                      BlockState replacement, boolean moving) {
+        if (!state.is(replacement.getBlock()) && !level.isClientSide
+                && level.getBlockEntity(pos) instanceof BookBinderBlockEntity binder) {
+            Containers.dropContents(level, pos, binder);
+            level.updateNeighbourForOutputSignal(pos, this);
+        }
+        super.onRemove(state, level, pos, replacement, moving);
+    }
+}

src/main/java/net/dnorberg/rivencraft/block/entity/BookBinderBlockEntity.java

@@ -0,0 +1,258 @@
+package net.dnorberg.rivencraft.block.entity;
+
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.UUID;
+import net.dnorberg.rivencraft.book.AgeReference;
+import net.dnorberg.rivencraft.book.AgeRegistrySavedData;
+import net.dnorberg.rivencraft.item.PageItem;
+import net.dnorberg.rivencraft.registry.ModBlockEntities;
+import net.dnorberg.rivencraft.registry.ModDataComponents;
+import net.dnorberg.rivencraft.registry.ModItems;
+import net.dnorberg.rivencraft.writing.NotebookContents;
+import net.dnorberg.rivencraft.writing.OrderedWriting;
+import net.dnorberg.rivencraft.writing.PageContent;
+import net.dnorberg.rivencraft.writing.WritingEntry;
+import net.minecraft.core.BlockPos;
+import net.minecraft.core.HolderLookup;
+import net.minecraft.core.NonNullList;
+import net.minecraft.core.component.DataComponents;
+import net.minecraft.nbt.CompoundTag;
+import net.minecraft.network.chat.Component;
+import net.minecraft.network.protocol.Packet;
+import net.minecraft.network.protocol.game.ClientGamePacketListener;
+import net.minecraft.network.protocol.game.ClientboundBlockEntityDataPacket;
+import net.minecraft.world.Container;
+import net.minecraft.world.ContainerHelper;
+import net.minecraft.world.entity.player.Player;
+import net.minecraft.world.item.ItemStack;
+import net.minecraft.world.item.Items;
+import net.minecraft.world.level.block.entity.BlockEntity;
+import net.minecraft.world.level.block.state.BlockState;
+import net.minecraft.server.level.ServerLevel;
+
+/** Persistent inputs for a binder; the assembled output is never stored here. */
+public final class BookBinderBlockEntity extends BlockEntity implements Container {
+    public static final int COVER = 0;
+    public static final int LINK_PANEL = 1;
+    public static final int NOTEBOOK = 2;
+    public static final int FIRST_PAGE = 3;
+    public static final int PAGE_COUNT = NotebookContents.MAX_PAGES;
+    public static final int SIZE = FIRST_PAGE + PAGE_COUNT;
+    public static final int MAX_TITLE_LENGTH = 32;
+
+    private NonNullList<ItemStack> items = NonNullList.withSize(SIZE, ItemStack.EMPTY);
+    private String title = "";
+    private UUID pendingAgeId;
+
+    public BookBinderBlockEntity(BlockPos pos, BlockState state) {
+        super(ModBlockEntities.BOOK_BINDER.get(), pos, state);
+    }
+
+    public String title() { return title; }
+
+    public void setTitle(String value) {
+        String normalized = value == null ? "" : value.strip();
+        if (normalized.length() > MAX_TITLE_LENGTH) normalized = normalized.substring(0, MAX_TITLE_LENGTH);
+        if (!normalized.equals(title)) {
+            title = normalized;
+            setChanged();
+        }
+    }
+
+    public static boolean validCover(ItemStack stack) {
+        return stack.is(Items.LEATHER) || stack.is(ModItems.NOTEBOOK.get())
+                && stack.getOrDefault(ModDataComponents.NOTEBOOK_CONTENTS.get(), NotebookContents.EMPTY).pageCount() == 0;
+    }
+
+    private static boolean validPage(ItemStack stack) {
+        return stack.is(ModItems.PAGE.get()) && PageItem.content(stack).kind() != PageContent.Kind.LINK_PANEL;
+    }
+
+    @Override public int getContainerSize() { return SIZE; }
+    @Override public boolean isEmpty() { return items.stream().allMatch(ItemStack::isEmpty); }
+    @Override public ItemStack getItem(int slot) { return items.get(slot); }
+    @Override public ItemStack removeItem(int slot, int amount) {
+        ItemStack removed = ContainerHelper.removeItem(items, slot, amount);
+        if (!removed.isEmpty()) setChanged();
+        return removed;
+    }
+    @Override public ItemStack removeItemNoUpdate(int slot) { return ContainerHelper.takeItem(items, slot); }
+    @Override public void setItem(int slot, ItemStack stack) {
+        items.set(slot, stack);
+        if (stack.getCount() > getMaxStackSize()) stack.setCount(getMaxStackSize());
+        setChanged();
+    }
+    @Override public boolean canPlaceItem(int slot, ItemStack stack) {
+        return switch (slot) {
+            case COVER -> validCover(stack);
+            case LINK_PANEL -> stack.is(ModItems.PAGE.get())
+                    && PageItem.content(stack).kind() == PageContent.Kind.LINK_PANEL;
+            case NOTEBOOK -> stack.is(ModItems.NOTEBOOK.get());
+            default -> slot >= FIRST_PAGE && slot < SIZE && validPage(stack);
+        };
+    }
+    @Override public boolean stillValid(Player player) {
+        return level != null && level.isLoaded(worldPosition) && level.getBlockEntity(worldPosition) == this
+                && player.distanceToSqr(worldPosition.getX() + 0.5, worldPosition.getY() + 0.5,
+                        worldPosition.getZ() + 0.5) <= 64.0;
+    }
+
+    /** All checks precede any mutation so a failed assembly leaves every input intact. */
+    public boolean canAssemble() {
+        if (title.isBlank() || !validCover(items.get(COVER))
+                || !canPlaceItem(LINK_PANEL, items.get(LINK_PANEL))
+                || items.get(LINK_PANEL).getCount() != 1) return false;
+        for (int slot = FIRST_PAGE; slot < SIZE; slot++) {
+            ItemStack page = items.get(slot);
+            if (!page.isEmpty() && (!validPage(page) || page.getCount() != 1
+                    || PageItem.content(page).kind() == PageContent.Kind.BLANK)) return false;
+        }
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    public ItemStack previewBook() {
+        if (!canAssemble()) return ItemStack.EMPTY;
+        if (pendingAgeId == null) {
+            pendingAgeId = UUID.randomUUID();
+            setChanged();
+        }
+        List<WritingEntry> entries = new ArrayList<>();
+        entries.add(WritingEntry.linkPanel());
+        for (int slot = FIRST_PAGE; slot < SIZE; slot++) {
+            ItemStack page = items.get(slot);
+            if (!page.isEmpty()) entries.add(WritingEntry.symbol(PageItem.content(page).symbol().orElseThrow()));
+        }
+        ItemStack book = new ItemStack(ModItems.DESCRIPTIVE_BOOK.get());
+        book.set(ModDataComponents.AGE_REFERENCE.get(), new AgeReference(pendingAgeId, title));
+        book.set(ModDataComponents.BOOK_WRITING.get(), new OrderedWriting(entries));
+        book.set(DataComponents.CUSTOM_NAME, Component.literal(title));
+        return book;
+    }
+
+    /** Called once, on the server, after the output can be delivered. */
+    public boolean consumeAssembly() {
+        if (!canAssemble()) return false;
+        if (pendingAgeId == null) pendingAgeId = UUID.randomUUID();
+        if (level instanceof ServerLevel serverLevel)
+            AgeRegistrySavedData.resolveOrCreate(serverLevel, new AgeReference(pendingAgeId, title));
+        items.get(COVER).shrink(1);
+        if (items.get(COVER).isEmpty()) items.set(COVER, ItemStack.EMPTY);
+        items.get(LINK_PANEL).shrink(1);
+        if (items.get(LINK_PANEL).isEmpty()) items.set(LINK_PANEL, ItemStack.EMPTY);
+        for (int slot = FIRST_PAGE; slot < SIZE; slot++) items.set(slot, ItemStack.EMPTY);
+        title = "";
+        pendingAgeId = null;
+        setChanged();
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    public int nextPageIndex() {
+        for (int index = PAGE_COUNT - 1; index >= 0; index--) {
+            if (!items.get(FIRST_PAGE + index).isEmpty()) return index + 1;
+        }
+        return 0;
+    }
+
+    /** Insert before a displayed page, shifting later pages as Legacy's strip does. */
+    public boolean insertPage(int index, ItemStack page) {
+        int end = nextPageIndex();
+        if (index < 0 || index > end || end >= PAGE_COUNT || page.getCount() != 1
+                || !validPage(page)) return false;
+        for (int current = end; current > index; current--)
+            items.set(FIRST_PAGE + current, items.get(FIRST_PAGE + current - 1));
+        items.set(FIRST_PAGE + index, page.copy());
+        setChanged();
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    /** Take a page back to the cursor, closing the gap in the displayed order. */
+    public ItemStack takePage(int index) {
+        int end = nextPageIndex();
+        if (index < 0 || index >= end || items.get(FIRST_PAGE + index).isEmpty()) return ItemStack.EMPTY;
+        ItemStack removed = items.get(FIRST_PAGE + index);
+        for (int current = index; current < end - 1; current++)
+            items.set(FIRST_PAGE + current, items.get(FIRST_PAGE + current + 1));
+        items.set(FIRST_PAGE + end - 1, ItemStack.EMPTY);
+        setChanged();
+        return removed;
+    }
+
+    /** Move every Notebook page as one transaction, leaving its empty cover in the input slot. */
+    public boolean importNotebook() {
+        ItemStack notebook = items.get(NOTEBOOK);
+        ItemStack emptied = importNotebookFromStack(notebook, nextPageIndex());
+        if (emptied.isEmpty()) return false;
+        items.set(NOTEBOOK, emptied);
+        setChanged();
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    /** Import a Notebook from either its stored slot or the player's cursor. */
+    public ItemStack importNotebookFromStack(ItemStack notebook, int index) {
+        if (!notebook.is(ModItems.NOTEBOOK.get()) || notebook.getCount() != 1) return ItemStack.EMPTY;
+        List<ItemStack> pages = notebook.getOrDefault(ModDataComponents.NOTEBOOK_CONTENTS.get(), NotebookContents.EMPTY).pages();
+        if (pages.isEmpty()) return ItemStack.EMPTY;
+        int end = nextPageIndex();
+        if (index < 0 || index > end) return ItemStack.EMPTY;
+        boolean link = false;
+        List<ItemStack> writing = new ArrayList<>();
+        for (ItemStack page : pages) {
+            if (page.isEmpty()) continue;
+            if (!page.is(ModItems.PAGE.get()) || page.getCount() != 1) return ItemStack.EMPTY;
+            if (PageItem.content(page).kind() == PageContent.Kind.LINK_PANEL) {
+                if (link || !items.get(LINK_PANEL).isEmpty()) return ItemStack.EMPTY;
+                link = true;
+            } else if (validPage(page)) writing.add(page);
+            else return ItemStack.EMPTY;
+        }
+        if (end + writing.size() > PAGE_COUNT || writing.isEmpty() && !link) return ItemStack.EMPTY;
+        if (link) {
+            for (ItemStack page : pages) {
+                if (!page.isEmpty() && PageItem.content(page).kind() == PageContent.Kind.LINK_PANEL) {
+                    items.set(LINK_PANEL, page.copy());
+                    break;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        for (int current = end - 1; current >= index; current--)
+            items.set(FIRST_PAGE + current + writing.size(), items.get(FIRST_PAGE + current));
+        for (ItemStack page : writing) items.set(FIRST_PAGE + index++, page.copy());
+        ItemStack emptyNotebook = notebook.copy();
+        emptyNotebook.set(ModDataComponents.NOTEBOOK_CONTENTS.get(), NotebookContents.EMPTY);
+        setChanged();
+        return emptyNotebook;
+    }
+
+    @Override public void clearContent() {
+        items = NonNullList.withSize(SIZE, ItemStack.EMPTY);
+        title = "";
+        pendingAgeId = null;
+        setChanged();
+    }
+    @Override protected void loadAdditional(CompoundTag tag, HolderLookup.Provider registries) {
+        super.loadAdditional(tag, registries);
+        items = NonNullList.withSize(SIZE, ItemStack.EMPTY);
+        ContainerHelper.loadAllItems(tag, items, registries);
+        title = tag.getString("Title");
+        pendingAgeId = tag.hasUUID("PendingAgeId") ? tag.getUUID("PendingAgeId") : null;
+    }
+    @Override protected void saveAdditional(CompoundTag tag, HolderLookup.Provider registries) {
+        super.saveAdditional(tag, registries);
+        ContainerHelper.saveAllItems(tag, items, registries);
+        tag.putString("Title", title);
+        if (pendingAgeId != null) tag.putUUID("PendingAgeId", pendingAgeId);
+    }
+    @Override public Packet<ClientGamePacketListener> getUpdatePacket() {
+        return ClientboundBlockEntityDataPacket.create(this);
+    }
+    @Override public CompoundTag getUpdateTag(HolderLookup.Provider registries) {
+        return saveWithoutMetadata(registries);
+    }
+    @Override public void setChanged() {
+        super.setChanged();
+        if (level != null && !level.isClientSide) {
+            level.sendBlockUpdated(worldPosition, getBlockState(), getBlockState(), 2);
+        }
+    }
+}

src/main/java/net/dnorberg/rivencraft/client/ClientBookInteractionHandler.java

@@ -92,8 +92,8 @@ public final class ClientBookInteractionHandler {
                 return;
             }
             minecraft.setScreen(payload.fromStand()
-                    ? new DescriptiveBookScreen(payload.source().pos(), payload.book(), payload.traits())
+                    ? new DescriptiveBookScreen(payload.source().pos(), payload.book(), payload.traits(), payload.writingSymbols())
-                    : new DescriptiveBookScreen(hand, payload.book(), payload.traits()));
+                    : new DescriptiveBookScreen(hand, payload.book(), payload.traits(), payload.writingSymbols()));
         });
     }
 }

src/main/java/net/dnorberg/rivencraft/client/ClientEvents.java

@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import net.neoforged.neoforge.client.event.EntityRenderersEvent;
 import net.neoforged.neoforge.client.event.RegisterMenuScreensEvent;
 import net.dnorberg.rivencraft.client.screen.NotebookScreen;
 import net.dnorberg.rivencraft.client.screen.WritingDeskScreen;
+import net.dnorberg.rivencraft.client.screen.BookBinderScreen;
 import net.dnorberg.rivencraft.registry.ModMenus;
 
 @EventBusSubscriber(modid = Rivencraft.MOD_ID, value = Dist.CLIENT)
@@ -32,6 +33,7 @@ public final class ClientEvents {
     public static void registerScreens(RegisterMenuScreensEvent event) {
         event.register(ModMenus.NOTEBOOK.get(), NotebookScreen::new);
         event.register(ModMenus.WRITING_DESK.get(), WritingDeskScreen::new);
+        event.register(ModMenus.BOOK_BINDER.get(), BookBinderScreen::new);
     }
 
     @SubscribeEvent

src/main/java/net/dnorberg/rivencraft/client/screen/BookBinderScreen.java

@@ -0,0 +1,215 @@
+package net.dnorberg.rivencraft.client.screen;
+
+import net.dnorberg.rivencraft.Rivencraft;
+import net.dnorberg.rivencraft.block.entity.BookBinderBlockEntity;
+import net.dnorberg.rivencraft.item.PageItem;
+import net.dnorberg.rivencraft.menu.BookBinderMenu;
+import net.dnorberg.rivencraft.network.SetBookBinderTitlePayload;
+import net.minecraft.client.gui.GuiGraphics;
+import net.minecraft.client.gui.components.EditBox;
+import net.minecraft.client.gui.screens.inventory.AbstractContainerScreen;
+import net.minecraft.network.chat.Component;
+import net.minecraft.resources.ResourceLocation;
+import net.minecraft.world.entity.player.Inventory;
+import net.minecraft.world.item.ItemStack;
+import net.neoforged.neoforge.network.PacketDistributor;
+
+/** Legacy-sized binder: cover and result flank a scrolling strip of full page thumbnails. */
+public final class BookBinderScreen extends AbstractContainerScreen<BookBinderMenu> {
+    private static final ResourceLocation BACKGROUND = ResourceLocation.fromNamespaceAndPath(
+            Rivencraft.MOD_ID, "textures/gui/book_binder_legacy.png");
+    private static final ResourceLocation PAGE_ATLAS = ResourceLocation.fromNamespaceAndPath(
+            Rivencraft.MOD_ID, "textures/gui/notebook_pages.png");
+    private static final int STRIP_X = 7;
+    private static final int STRIP_Y = 45;
+    private static final int STRIP_WIDTH = 162;
+    private static final int STRIP_HEIGHT = 40;
+    private static final int PAGE_WIDTH = 26;
+    private static final int PAGE_HEIGHT = 34;
+    private static final int PAGE_STEP = 28;
+    private static final int VISIBLE_PAGES = 5;
+
+    private EditBox titleInput;
+    private int firstVisible;
+    private boolean stripClickPendingRelease;
+
+    public BookBinderScreen(BookBinderMenu menu, Inventory inventory, Component title) {
+        super(menu, inventory, title);
+        imageWidth = 176;
+        imageHeight = 181;
+        inventoryLabelX = 8;
+        inventoryLabelY = 87;
+    }
+
+    @Override protected void init() {
+        super.init();
+        titleInput = new EditBox(font, leftPos + 9, topPos + 10, 112, 12,
+                Component.translatable("screen.rivencraft.book_binder.title"));
+        titleInput.setBordered(false);
+        titleInput.setTextColor(0xFFFFFFFF);
+        titleInput.setMaxLength(BookBinderBlockEntity.MAX_TITLE_LENGTH);
+        titleInput.setValue(menu.title());
+        titleInput.setHint(Component.translatable("screen.rivencraft.book_binder.title_hint"));
+        titleInput.setResponder(value -> PacketDistributor.sendToServer(
+                new SetBookBinderTitlePayload(menu.containerId, value)));
+        addRenderableWidget(titleInput);
+    }
+
+    @Override public void renderBackground(GuiGraphics graphics, int mouseX, int mouseY, float partialTick) {
+        renderBg(graphics, partialTick, mouseX, mouseY);
+    }
+
+    @Override protected void renderBg(GuiGraphics graphics, float partialTick, int mouseX, int mouseY) {
+        graphics.blit(BACKGROUND, leftPos, topPos, 0, 0, imageWidth, imageHeight, 256, 256);
+        if (menu.getSlot(BookBinderBlockEntity.LINK_PANEL).getItem().isEmpty()) {
+            float fade = (System.currentTimeMillis() % 4000L) / 2000F;
+            if (fade > 1F) fade = 2F - fade;
+            graphics.blit(BACKGROUND, leftPos + 27, topPos + 26,
+                    18, 18, 176, 0, 30, 40, 256, 256);
+            graphics.setColor(1F, 0.3F, 0.3F, 0.8F * fade);
+            graphics.blit(BACKGROUND, leftPos + 27, topPos + 26,
+                    18, 18, 176, 0, 30, 40, 256, 256);
+            graphics.setColor(1F, 1F, 1F, 1F);
+        }
+        graphics.fill(leftPos + 7, topPos + 9, leftPos + 123, topPos + 23, 0xFF000000);
+        graphics.renderOutline(leftPos + 7, topPos + 9, 116, 14,
+                titleInput == null || titleInput.getValue().isBlank() ? 0xFFFF3030 : 0xFFA0A0A0);
+    }
+
+    @Override protected void renderLabels(GuiGraphics graphics, int mouseX, int mouseY) {
+        graphics.drawString(font, playerInventoryTitle, inventoryLabelX, inventoryLabelY, 0xFF404040, false);
+    }
+
+    @Override public void render(GuiGraphics graphics, int mouseX, int mouseY, float partialTick) {
+        super.render(graphics, mouseX, mouseY, partialTick);
+        firstVisible = Math.min(firstVisible, maxFirstVisible());
+        graphics.enableScissor(leftPos + STRIP_X + 8, topPos + STRIP_Y,
+                leftPos + STRIP_X + STRIP_WIDTH - 8, topPos + STRIP_Y + STRIP_HEIGHT);
+        int count = visiblePageCount();
+        for (int visible = 0; visible < VISIBLE_PAGES; visible++) {
+            int index = firstVisible + visible;
+            if (index >= count) break;
+            drawPage(graphics, pageAtIndex(index), index,
+                    leftPos + 16 + visible * PAGE_STEP, topPos + STRIP_Y + 3);
+        }
+        graphics.disableScissor();
+        drawScrollEnds(graphics);
+        if (pageAtIndex(0).isEmpty() && mouseX >= leftPos + 27 && mouseX < leftPos + 45
+                && mouseY >= topPos + 26 && mouseY < topPos + 44) {
+            graphics.renderTooltip(font,
+                    Component.translatable("screen.rivencraft.book_binder.missing_panel"), mouseX, mouseY);
+            return;
+        }
+        int hovered = pageIndexAt(mouseX, mouseY);
+        if (hovered >= 0 && hovered < displayedPages() && !pageAtIndex(hovered).isEmpty())
+            graphics.renderTooltip(font, pageAtIndex(hovered), mouseX, mouseY);
+        else renderTooltip(graphics, mouseX, mouseY);
+    }
+
+    private ItemStack pageAtIndex(int index) {
+        return menu.getSlot(index == 0 ? BookBinderBlockEntity.LINK_PANEL
+                : BookBinderBlockEntity.FIRST_PAGE + index - 1).getItem();
+    }
+
+    private int displayedPages() {
+        for (int index = BookBinderBlockEntity.PAGE_COUNT; index >= 1; index--)
+            if (!pageAtIndex(index).isEmpty()) return index + 1;
+        return pageAtIndex(0).isEmpty() ? 0 : 1;
+    }
+
+    private int maxFirstVisible() {
+        return Math.max(0, visiblePageCount() - VISIBLE_PAGES);
+    }
+
+    private int visiblePageCount() {
+        return Math.min(BookBinderBlockEntity.PAGE_COUNT + 1,
+                displayedPages() + (menu.getCarried().isEmpty() ? 0 : 1));
+    }
+
+    private void drawPage(GuiGraphics graphics, ItemStack page, int index, int x, int y) {
+        graphics.blit(PAGE_ATLAS, x, y, PAGE_WIDTH, PAGE_HEIGHT, 156, 0, 30, 40, 256, 256);
+        if (page.isEmpty()) {
+            graphics.fill(x, y, x + PAGE_WIDTH, y + PAGE_HEIGHT, 0xAA000000);
+            return;
+        }
+        switch (PageItem.content(page).kind()) {
+            case BLANK -> { }
+            case LINK_PANEL -> graphics.fill(x + 5, y + 6, x + 22, y + 17, 0xFF000000);
+            case SYMBOL, UNRESOLVED_SYMBOL -> graphics.blit(NotebookScreen.symbolTexture(page),
+                    x + 1, y + 5, 24, 24, 16, 16, 96, 96, 128, 128);
+        }
+    }
+
+    private void drawScrollEnds(GuiGraphics graphics) {
+        int x = leftPos + STRIP_X;
+        int y = topPos + STRIP_Y;
+        graphics.fill(x, y, x + 8, y + STRIP_HEIGHT,
+                firstVisible == 0 ? 0x33000000 : 0xAA000000);
+        graphics.fill(x + STRIP_WIDTH - 8, y, x + STRIP_WIDTH, y + STRIP_HEIGHT,
+                firstVisible >= maxFirstVisible() ? 0x33000000 : 0xAA000000);
+    }
+
+    private int pageIndexAt(double mouseX, double mouseY) {
+        int localX = (int) mouseX - leftPos;
+        int localY = (int) mouseY - topPos;
+        if (localX < STRIP_X + 8 || localX >= STRIP_X + STRIP_WIDTH - 8
+                || localY < STRIP_Y || localY >= STRIP_Y + STRIP_HEIGHT) return -1;
+        int visible = (localX - 16) / PAGE_STEP;
+        if (visible < 0 || visible >= VISIBLE_PAGES) return -1;
+        return Math.min(firstVisible + visible, BookBinderBlockEntity.PAGE_COUNT);
+    }
+
+    @Override public boolean mouseClicked(double mouseX, double mouseY, int button) {
+        int localX = (int) mouseX - leftPos;
+        int localY = (int) mouseY - topPos;
+        if ((button == 0 || button == 1) && localY >= STRIP_Y && localY < STRIP_Y + STRIP_HEIGHT
+                && localX >= STRIP_X && localX < STRIP_X + STRIP_WIDTH) {
+            stripClickPendingRelease = true;
+            if (localX < STRIP_X + 8) firstVisible = Math.max(0, firstVisible - 1);
+            else if (localX >= STRIP_X + STRIP_WIDTH - 8)
+                firstVisible = Math.min(maxFirstVisible(), firstVisible + 1);
+            else {
+                int index = pageIndexAt(mouseX, mouseY);
+                if (index >= 0 && index <= displayedPages()
+                        && (index < displayedPages() || !menu.getCarried().isEmpty()))
+                    clickStrip(index);
+            }
+            return true;
+        }
+        return super.mouseClicked(mouseX, mouseY, button);
+    }
+
+    private void clickStrip(int index) {
+        if (minecraft != null && minecraft.gameMode != null)
+            minecraft.gameMode.handleInventoryButtonClick(menu.containerId,
+                    BookBinderMenu.STRIP_CLICK_BASE + index);
+    }
+
+    @Override public boolean mouseReleased(double mouseX, double mouseY, int button) {
+        if (stripClickPendingRelease) {
+            stripClickPendingRelease = false;
+            return true;
+        }
+        return super.mouseReleased(mouseX, mouseY, button);
+    }
+
+    @Override public boolean mouseScrolled(double mouseX, double mouseY, double scrollX, double scrollY) {
+        if (mouseX >= leftPos + STRIP_X && mouseX < leftPos + STRIP_X + STRIP_WIDTH
+                && mouseY >= topPos + STRIP_Y && mouseY < topPos + STRIP_Y + STRIP_HEIGHT) {
+            firstVisible = Math.clamp(firstVisible - (int) Math.signum(scrollY), 0, maxFirstVisible());
+            return true;
+        }
+        return super.mouseScrolled(mouseX, mouseY, scrollX, scrollY);
+    }
+
+    @Override public boolean keyPressed(int keyCode, int scanCode, int modifiers) {
+        if (titleInput != null && titleInput.isFocused()) {
+            if (keyCode == 256) {
+                setFocused(null);
+                titleInput.setFocused(false);
+            } else titleInput.keyPressed(keyCode, scanCode, modifiers);
+            return true;
+        }
+        return super.keyPressed(keyCode, scanCode, modifiers);
+    }
+}

src/main/java/net/dnorberg/rivencraft/client/screen/DescriptiveBookScreen.java

@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 package net.dnorberg.rivencraft.client.screen;
 
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Locale;
 import net.dnorberg.rivencraft.book.AgeReference;
 import net.dnorberg.rivencraft.book.AgeTraits;
 import net.dnorberg.rivencraft.client.ClientBookExploreOverlay;
@@ -10,6 +12,9 @@ import net.dnorberg.rivencraft.network.RequestLinkPreviewPayload;
 import net.dnorberg.rivencraft.network.LinkPreviewPayload;
 import net.dnorberg.rivencraft.network.ReleaseLinkPreviewPayload;
 import net.dnorberg.rivencraft.registry.ModDataComponents;
+import net.dnorberg.rivencraft.writing.OrderedWriting;
+import net.dnorberg.rivencraft.writing.SymbolDisplayMetadata;
+import net.dnorberg.rivencraft.writing.WritingEntry;
 import net.dnorberg.rivencraft.client.preview.DestinationPreviewRenderer;
 import net.dnorberg.rivencraft.client.preview.DestinationPreviewRenderers;
 import net.minecraft.core.BlockPos;
@@ -25,47 +30,56 @@ import net.minecraft.world.InteractionHand;
 import net.neoforged.neoforge.network.PacketDistributor;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
 
-import java.util.Locale;
-
 public final class DescriptiveBookScreen extends Screen implements ExplorableBookScreen {
     private static final int BOOK_TEXT_COLOR = 0xFF3B281B;
-    private static final ResourceLocation BOOK_TEXTURE = ResourceLocation.fromNamespaceAndPath(
+    private static final int UNRESOLVED_TEXT_COLOR = 0xFF9B302C;
-            "rivencraft", "textures/gui/linking_book.png"
+    private static final ResourceLocation ENCHANTMENT_FONT = ResourceLocation.withDefaultNamespace("alt");
-    );
     private static final int BOOK_WIDTH = 327;
     private static final int BOOK_HEIGHT = 199;
-    private static final int TEXTURE_WIDTH = 512;
+    private static final int LINK_PANEL_X = 173;
-    private static final int TEXTURE_HEIGHT = 312;
+    private static final int LINK_PANEL_Y = 20;
-    private static final int LINK_PANEL_X = 28;
+    private static final int LINK_PANEL_WIDTH = 132;
-    private static final int LINK_PANEL_Y = 35;
+    private static final int LINK_PANEL_HEIGHT = 83;
-    private static final int LINK_PANEL_WIDTH = 126;
-    private static final int LINK_PANEL_HEIGHT = 86;
     private static final Component EXPLORE_ICON = Component.literal("👁");
 
     private final AgeReference age;
     private final ResourceLocation generationProfile;
     private final AgeTraits traits;
+    private final OrderedWriting writing;
+    private final List<SymbolDisplayMetadata> writingSymbols;
+    private final boolean pageFree;
     private final InteractionHand hand;
     private final BlockPos bookStandPos;
     private DestinationPreviewRenderer preview;
     private EditBox titleInput;
     private Button exploreButton;
+    private Button createButton;
+    private Button cancelButton;
+    private int pageIndex;
     private boolean movingToExploreOverlay;
 
-    public DescriptiveBookScreen(InteractionHand hand, ItemStack book, @Nullable AgeTraits traits) {
+    public DescriptiveBookScreen(InteractionHand hand, ItemStack book, @Nullable AgeTraits traits,
+                                 List<SymbolDisplayMetadata> writingSymbols) {
         super(book.getHoverName());
         age = book.get(ModDataComponents.AGE_REFERENCE.get());
         generationProfile = book.get(ModDataComponents.AGE_GENERATION_PROFILE.get());
         this.traits = traits;
+        writing = book.getOrDefault(ModDataComponents.BOOK_WRITING.get(), OrderedWriting.EMPTY);
+        this.writingSymbols = List.copyOf(writingSymbols);
+        pageFree = writing.entries().stream().noneMatch(entry -> entry.kind() == WritingEntry.Kind.SYMBOL);
         this.hand = hand;
         bookStandPos = null;
     }
 
-    public DescriptiveBookScreen(BlockPos bookStandPos, ItemStack book, @Nullable AgeTraits traits) {
+    public DescriptiveBookScreen(BlockPos bookStandPos, ItemStack book, @Nullable AgeTraits traits,
+                                 List<SymbolDisplayMetadata> writingSymbols) {
         super(book.getHoverName());
         age = book.get(ModDataComponents.AGE_REFERENCE.get());
         generationProfile = book.get(ModDataComponents.AGE_GENERATION_PROFILE.get());
         this.traits = traits;
+        writing = book.getOrDefault(ModDataComponents.BOOK_WRITING.get(), OrderedWriting.EMPTY);
+        this.writingSymbols = List.copyOf(writingSymbols);
+        pageFree = writing.entries().stream().noneMatch(entry -> entry.kind() == WritingEntry.Kind.SYMBOL);
         hand = InteractionHand.MAIN_HAND;
         this.bookStandPos = bookStandPos.immutable();
     }
@@ -75,19 +89,22 @@ public final class DescriptiveBookScreen extends Screen implements ExplorableBoo
         int left = (width - BOOK_WIDTH) / 2;
         int top = (height - BOOK_HEIGHT) / 2;
         if (age == null) {
-            int rightPage = left + 177;
+            int leftPage = left + 40;
-            titleInput = new EditBox(font, rightPage, top + 69, 124, 20,
+            titleInput = new EditBox(font, leftPage, top + 69, 110, 20,
                     Component.translatable("screen.rivencraft.age.title"));
             titleInput.setMaxLength(ModNetworking.MAX_BOOK_TITLE_LENGTH);
             titleInput.setHint(Component.translatable("screen.rivencraft.age.title_hint"));
             addRenderableWidget(titleInput);
             setInitialFocus(titleInput);
-            addRenderableWidget(Button.builder(Component.translatable("screen.rivencraft.age.create"), button -> createAge())
+            createButton = addRenderableWidget(Button.builder(Component.translatable("screen.rivencraft.age.create"), button -> createAge())
-                    .bounds(rightPage, top + 100, 59, 20)
+                    .bounds(leftPage, top + 100, 53, 20)
                     .build());
-            addRenderableWidget(Button.builder(Component.translatable("gui.cancel"), button -> onClose())
+            cancelButton = addRenderableWidget(Button.builder(Component.translatable("gui.cancel"), button -> onClose())
-                    .bounds(rightPage + 65, top + 100, 59, 20)
+                    .bounds(leftPage + 57, top + 100, 53, 20)
                     .build());
+            titleInput.visible = pageIndex == 0;
+            createButton.visible = pageIndex == 0;
+            cancelButton.visible = pageIndex == 0;
         } else {
             boolean requestPreview = preview == null;
             if (requestPreview) {
@@ -96,8 +113,9 @@ public final class DescriptiveBookScreen extends Screen implements ExplorableBoo
             if (preview.supportsExploration()) {
                 exploreButton = addRenderableWidget(Button.builder(
                                 EXPLORE_ICON, button -> enterExploreOverlay())
-                        .bounds(left + 81, top + 145, 20, 20).build());
+                        .bounds(left + 229, top + 145, 20, 20).build());
                 exploreButton.active = bookStandPos == null;
+                exploreButton.visible = pageIndex == 0;
             }
             if (requestPreview) {
                 PacketDistributor.sendToServer(new RequestLinkPreviewPayload(
@@ -137,45 +155,95 @@ public final class DescriptiveBookScreen extends Screen implements ExplorableBoo
     private void renderBook(GuiGraphics graphics, float partialTick) {
         int left = (width - BOOK_WIDTH) / 2;
         int top = (height - BOOK_HEIGHT) / 2;
-        graphics.blit(BOOK_TEXTURE, left, top, BOOK_WIDTH, BOOK_HEIGHT, 0, 0,
+        LegacyBookArtwork.drawCover(graphics, left, top, true);
-                TEXTURE_WIDTH, TEXTURE_HEIGHT, TEXTURE_WIDTH, TEXTURE_HEIGHT);
 
+        if (pageIndex > 0) {
+            LegacyBookArtwork.drawLeftPage(graphics, left, top);
+        }
+        if (pageIndex == 0) {
+            if (age != null && preview != null) {
+                preview.render(graphics, left + LINK_PANEL_X, top + LINK_PANEL_Y,
+                        LINK_PANEL_WIDTH, LINK_PANEL_HEIGHT, partialTick);
+            }
+            LegacyBookArtwork.drawPanelPage(graphics, left, top);
+            graphics.enableScissor(left + 38, top + 38, left + 154, top + 174);
+            renderFirstPageText(graphics, left, top);
+            graphics.disableScissor();
+        } else if (pageIndex < pageCount()) {
+            LegacyBookArtwork.drawFullPage(graphics, left, top);
+            renderWrittenPage(graphics, left, top);
+        }
+        String counter = pageIndex + "/" + pageCount();
+        graphics.drawString(font, counter, left + 165 - font.width(counter) / 2,
+                top + 185, 0xFF000000, false);
+    }
+
+    private int pageCount() {
+        // Older page-free Descriptive Books do not have a BOOK_WRITING component.
+        return Math.max(1, writing.entries().size());
+    }
+
+    private void renderFirstPageText(GuiGraphics graphics, int left, int top) {
+        int x = left + 40;
+        drawWrappedWithoutShadow(graphics, Component.translatable("screen.rivencraft.age.title"),
+                x, top + 40, 110);
         if (age == null) {
             drawWrappedWithoutShadow(graphics, Component.translatable("screen.rivencraft.age.name_prompt"),
-                    left + 177, top + 45, 124);
+                    x, top + 52, 110);
-        } else {
+            return;
-            preview.render(graphics, left + LINK_PANEL_X, top + LINK_PANEL_Y, LINK_PANEL_WIDTH, LINK_PANEL_HEIGHT, partialTick);
-            int detailsY = drawWrappedWithoutShadow(
-                    graphics, Component.literal(age.name()), left + 177, top + 43, 124) + 3;
-            detailsY = Math.max(detailsY, top + 72);
-            if (generationProfile != null) {
-                Component profileName = generationProfile.getNamespace().equals("rivencraft")
-                        ? Component.translatable("generator.rivencraft." + generationProfile.getPath())
-                        : Component.literal(generationProfile.toString());
-                detailsY = drawWrappedWithoutShadow(graphics,
-                        Component.translatable("screen.rivencraft.age.generator", profileName),
-                        left + 177, detailsY, 124) + 2;
-            }
-            if (traits != null) {
-                detailsY = drawTrait(graphics, "biomes", traitName("biome_distribution", traits.biomeDistribution()),
-                        left + 177, detailsY);
-                detailsY = drawTrait(graphics, "lighting", traitName("lighting", traits.lighting()),
-                        left + 177, detailsY);
-                detailsY = drawTrait(graphics, "weather", traitName("weather", traits.weather()),
-                        left + 177, detailsY);
-                Component dayLength = traits.hasStoppedCelestialCycle()
-                        ? Component.translatable("trait.rivencraft.day_length.stopped")
-                        : Component.literal(String.format(Locale.ROOT, "%.2fx", traits.celestialPeriod()));
-                detailsY = drawTrait(graphics, "day_length", dayLength, left + 177, detailsY);
-                detailsY = drawTrait(graphics, "celestial_angle",
-                        Component.literal(String.format(Locale.ROOT, "%.0f°", traits.celestialAngle())),
-                        left + 177, detailsY);
-                drawTrait(graphics, "celestial_phase",
-                        Component.literal(String.format(Locale.ROOT, "%.0f%%", traits.celestialPhase() * 100.0F)),
-                        left + 177, detailsY);
-            }
         }
+        int detailsY = drawWrappedWithoutShadow(graphics, Component.literal(age.name()),
+                x + 10, top + 52, 100) + 10;
+        if (generationProfile != null) {
+            Component profileName = generationProfile.getNamespace().equals("rivencraft")
+                    ? Component.translatable("generator.rivencraft." + generationProfile.getPath())
+                    : Component.literal(generationProfile.toString());
+            detailsY = drawWrappedWithoutShadow(graphics,
+                    Component.translatable("screen.rivencraft.age.generator", profileName),
+                    x, detailsY, 110) + 2;
+        }
+        if (traits != null) {
+            detailsY = drawTrait(graphics, "biomes", traitName("biome_distribution", traits.biomeDistribution()), x, detailsY);
+            detailsY = drawTrait(graphics, "lighting", traitName("lighting", traits.lighting()), x, detailsY);
+            detailsY = drawTrait(graphics, "weather", traitName("weather", traits.weather()), x, detailsY);
+            Component dayLength = traits.hasStoppedCelestialCycle()
+                    ? Component.translatable("trait.rivencraft.day_length.stopped")
+                    : Component.literal(String.format(Locale.ROOT, "%.2fx", traits.celestialPeriod()));
+            detailsY = drawTrait(graphics, "day_length", dayLength, x, detailsY);
+            detailsY = drawTrait(graphics, "celestial_angle",
+                    Component.literal(String.format(Locale.ROOT, "%.0f°", traits.celestialAngle())), x, detailsY);
+            drawTrait(graphics, "celestial_phase",
+                    Component.literal(String.format(Locale.ROOT, "%.0f%%", traits.celestialPhase() * 100.0F)), x, detailsY);
+        }
+    }
 
+    private void renderWrittenPage(GuiGraphics graphics, int left, int top) {
+        WritingEntry entry = writing.entries().get(pageIndex);
+        int x = left + 176;
+        if (entry.kind() == WritingEntry.Kind.LINK_PANEL) {
+            drawWrappedWithoutShadow(graphics, Component.translatable("item.rivencraft.page.link_panel"),
+                    x, top + 39, 126);
+            return;
+        }
+        int symbolIndex = (int) writing.entries().subList(0, pageIndex + 1).stream()
+                .filter(candidate -> candidate.kind() == WritingEntry.Kind.SYMBOL).count() - 1;
+        SymbolDisplayMetadata display = symbolIndex < writingSymbols.size()
+                ? writingSymbols.get(symbolIndex) : SymbolDisplayMetadata.unresolved(entry.symbol().orElseThrow());
+        int color = display.resolved() ? BOOK_TEXT_COLOR : UNRESOLVED_TEXT_COLOR;
+        drawWrappedWithoutShadow(graphics, Component.translatable(display.nameTranslationKey()),
+                x, top + 39, 126, color);
+        drawWrappedWithoutShadow(graphics, Component.literal(display.id().toString()),
+                x, top + 64, 126, color);
+        drawWrappedWithoutShadow(graphics, Component.translatable("screen.rivencraft.age.pages_not_applied"),
+                x, top + 137, 126);
+    }
+
+    private void turnPage(int direction) {
+        pageIndex = Math.max(0, Math.min(pageCount(), pageIndex + direction));
+        if (titleInput != null) titleInput.visible = pageIndex == 0;
+        if (createButton != null) createButton.visible = pageIndex == 0;
+        if (cancelButton != null) cancelButton.visible = pageIndex == 0;
+        if (exploreButton != null) exploreButton.visible = pageIndex == 0;
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -201,14 +269,25 @@ public final class DescriptiveBookScreen extends Screen implements ExplorableBoo
             resetExploration();
             return true;
         }
-        if (age != null && button == 0) {
+        if (button == 0) {
-            int panelLeft = (width - BOOK_WIDTH) / 2 + LINK_PANEL_X;
+            int left = (width - BOOK_WIDTH) / 2;
-            int panelTop = (height - BOOK_HEIGHT) / 2 + LINK_PANEL_Y;
+            int top = (height - BOOK_HEIGHT) / 2;
-            if (mouseX >= panelLeft && mouseX < panelLeft + LINK_PANEL_WIDTH
+            if (pageIndex == 0 && age != null
-                    && mouseY >= panelTop && mouseY < panelTop + LINK_PANEL_HEIGHT) {
+                    && mouseX >= left + LINK_PANEL_X && mouseX < left + LINK_PANEL_X + LINK_PANEL_WIDTH
+                    && mouseY >= top + LINK_PANEL_Y && mouseY < top + LINK_PANEL_Y + LINK_PANEL_HEIGHT) {
                 link();
                 return true;
             }
+            if (mouseY >= top + 164 && mouseY < top + 195) {
+                if (pageIndex > 0 && mouseX >= left + 7 && mouseX < left + 35) {
+                    turnPage(-1);
+                    return true;
+                }
+                if (pageIndex < pageCount() && mouseX >= left + 293 && mouseX < left + 320) {
+                    turnPage(1);
+                    return true;
+                }
+            }
         }
         return super.mouseClicked(mouseX, mouseY, button);
     }
@@ -268,7 +347,7 @@ public final class DescriptiveBookScreen extends Screen implements ExplorableBoo
         int top = (height - BOOK_HEIGHT) / 2;
         graphics.drawCenteredString(font,
                 Component.translatable("screen.rivencraft.book.return_from_explore"),
-                left + 91, top + 154, BOOK_TEXT_COLOR);
+                left + 239, top + 154, BOOK_TEXT_COLOR);
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -317,7 +396,7 @@ public final class DescriptiveBookScreen extends Screen implements ExplorableBoo
 
     private int drawTrait(GuiGraphics graphics, String key, Component value, int x, int y) {
         return drawWrappedWithoutShadow(graphics,
-                Component.translatable("screen.rivencraft.age.trait." + key, value), x, y, 124) + 2;
+                Component.translatable("screen.rivencraft.age.trait." + key, value), x, y, 110) + 2;
     }
 
     private static Component traitName(String group, Enum<?> value) {
@@ -326,8 +405,14 @@ public final class DescriptiveBookScreen extends Screen implements ExplorableBoo
     }
 
     private int drawWrappedWithoutShadow(GuiGraphics graphics, Component text, int x, int y, int maxWidth) {
-        for (FormattedCharSequence line : font.split(text, maxWidth)) {
+        return drawWrappedWithoutShadow(graphics, text, x, y, maxWidth, BOOK_TEXT_COLOR);
-            graphics.drawString(font, line, x, y, BOOK_TEXT_COLOR, false);
+    }
+
+    private int drawWrappedWithoutShadow(GuiGraphics graphics, Component text, int x, int y, int maxWidth, int color) {
+        Component displayed = pageFree && age != null && pageIndex == 0
+                ? text.copy().withStyle(style -> style.withFont(ENCHANTMENT_FONT)) : text;
+        for (FormattedCharSequence line : font.split(displayed, maxWidth)) {
+            graphics.drawString(font, line, x, y, color, false);
             y += font.lineHeight;
         }
         return y;

src/main/java/net/dnorberg/rivencraft/client/screen/LegacyBookArtwork.java

@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+package net.dnorberg.rivencraft.client.screen;
+
+import net.minecraft.client.gui.GuiGraphics;
+import net.minecraft.resources.ResourceLocation;
+
+/** Original Mystcraft Legacy book atlases and page composition (LGPL-3.0,
+ * copyright XCompWiz, revision 9bc8ddc061845df0cd5ea47f4fdef773cff786ae). */
+final class LegacyBookArtwork {
+    private static final int ATLAS_SIZE = 256;
+    private static final ResourceLocation COVER = texture("bookui_cover.png");
+    private static final ResourceLocation LEFT_PAGE = texture("bookui_pagel.png");
+    private static final ResourceLocation RIGHT_PANEL = texture("bookui_pager.png");
+    private static final ResourceLocation RIGHT_FULL = texture("bookui_rpage_full.png");
+
+    private LegacyBookArtwork() {}
+
+    static void drawCover(GuiGraphics graphics, int left, int top, boolean gilded) {
+        blit(graphics, COVER, left, top + 7, 34, 192, 152, 0);
+        blit(graphics, COVER, left + 34, top + 7, 103, 192, 49, 0);
+        blit(graphics, COVER, left + 137, top + 7, 4, 192, 45, 0);
+        blit(graphics, COVER, left + 141, top + 7, 186, 192, 0, 0);
+        if (gilded) {
+            blit(graphics, COVER, left, top + 7, 34, 192, 186, 0);
+            blit(graphics, COVER, left + 293, top + 7, 34, 192, 186, 0);
+        }
+    }
+
+    static void drawLeftPage(GuiGraphics graphics, int left, int top) {
+        blit(graphics, LEFT_PAGE, left + 7, top, 156, 195, 0, 0);
+    }
+
+    static void drawPanelPage(GuiGraphics graphics, int left, int top) {
+        blit(graphics, RIGHT_PANEL, left + 163, top, 156, 195, 0, 0);
+    }
+
+    static void drawFullPage(GuiGraphics graphics, int left, int top) {
+        blit(graphics, RIGHT_FULL, left + 163, top, 156, 195, 0, 0);
+    }
+
+    private static ResourceLocation texture(String filename) {
+        return ResourceLocation.fromNamespaceAndPath("rivencraft", "textures/gui/" + filename);
+    }
+
+    private static void blit(GuiGraphics graphics, ResourceLocation texture, int x, int y,
+                             int width, int height, int u, int v) {
+        graphics.blit(texture, x, y, width, height, u, v, width, height, ATLAS_SIZE, ATLAS_SIZE);
+    }
+}

src/main/java/net/dnorberg/rivencraft/client/screen/LinkingBookScreen.java

@@ -18,8 +18,9 @@ import net.minecraft.client.gui.components.Button;
 import net.minecraft.client.gui.components.EditBox;
 import net.minecraft.client.gui.screens.Screen;
 import net.minecraft.core.BlockPos;
+import net.minecraft.core.component.DataComponents;
 import net.minecraft.network.chat.Component;
-import net.minecraft.resources.ResourceLocation;
+import net.minecraft.network.chat.contents.TranslatableContents;
 import net.minecraft.util.FormattedCharSequence;
 import net.minecraft.world.InteractionHand;
 import net.minecraft.world.item.ItemStack;
@@ -27,17 +28,12 @@ import net.neoforged.neoforge.network.PacketDistributor;
 
 public final class LinkingBookScreen extends Screen implements ExplorableBookScreen {
     private static final int BOOK_TEXT_COLOR = 0xFF3B281B;
-    private static final ResourceLocation BOOK_TEXTURE = ResourceLocation.fromNamespaceAndPath(
-            "rivencraft", "textures/gui/linking_book.png"
-    );
     private static final int BOOK_WIDTH = 327;
     private static final int BOOK_HEIGHT = 199;
-    private static final int TEXTURE_WIDTH = 512;
+    private static final int PREVIEW_X = 173;
-    private static final int TEXTURE_HEIGHT = 312;
+    private static final int PREVIEW_Y = 20;
-    private static final int PREVIEW_X = 28;
+    private static final int PREVIEW_WIDTH = 132;
-    private static final int PREVIEW_Y = 35;
+    private static final int PREVIEW_HEIGHT = 83;
-    private static final int PREVIEW_WIDTH = 126;
-    private static final int PREVIEW_HEIGHT = 86;
     private static final Component EXPLORE_ICON = Component.literal("👁");
 
     private final InteractionHand hand;
@@ -47,6 +43,9 @@ public final class LinkingBookScreen extends Screen implements ExplorableBookScr
     private DestinationPreviewRenderer preview;
     private EditBox titleInput;
     private Button exploreButton;
+    private Button bindButton;
+    private Button cancelButton;
+    private int pageIndex;
     private boolean movingToExploreOverlay;
 
     public LinkingBookScreen(InteractionHand hand, ItemStack book) {
@@ -70,19 +69,22 @@ public final class LinkingBookScreen extends Screen implements ExplorableBookScr
         int left = (width - BOOK_WIDTH) / 2;
         int top = (height - BOOK_HEIGHT) / 2;
         if (target == null) {
-            int rightPage = left + 177;
+            int leftPage = left + 40;
-            titleInput = new EditBox(font, rightPage, top + 69, 124, 20,
+            titleInput = new EditBox(font, leftPage, top + 69, 110, 20,
                     Component.translatable("screen.rivencraft.book.title"));
             titleInput.setMaxLength(ModNetworking.MAX_BOOK_TITLE_LENGTH);
             titleInput.setHint(Component.translatable("screen.rivencraft.book.title_hint"));
             addRenderableWidget(titleInput);
             setInitialFocus(titleInput);
-            addRenderableWidget(Button.builder(Component.translatable("screen.rivencraft.book.bind"), button -> bind())
+            bindButton = addRenderableWidget(Button.builder(Component.translatable("screen.rivencraft.book.bind"), button -> bind())
-                    .bounds(rightPage, top + 100, 59, 20)
+                    .bounds(leftPage, top + 100, 53, 20)
                     .build());
-            addRenderableWidget(Button.builder(Component.translatable("gui.cancel"), button -> onClose())
+            cancelButton = addRenderableWidget(Button.builder(Component.translatable("gui.cancel"), button -> onClose())
-                    .bounds(rightPage + 65, top + 100, 59, 20)
+                    .bounds(leftPage + 57, top + 100, 53, 20)
                     .build());
+            titleInput.visible = pageIndex == 0;
+            bindButton.visible = pageIndex == 0;
+            cancelButton.visible = pageIndex == 0;
         } else {
             boolean requestPreview = preview == null;
             if (requestPreview) {
@@ -91,8 +93,9 @@ public final class LinkingBookScreen extends Screen implements ExplorableBookScr
             if (preview.supportsExploration()) {
                 exploreButton = addRenderableWidget(Button.builder(
                                 EXPLORE_ICON, button -> enterExploreOverlay())
-                        .bounds(left + 81, top + 145, 20, 20).build());
+                        .bounds(left + 229, top + 145, 20, 20).build());
                 exploreButton.active = bookStandPos == null;
+                exploreButton.visible = pageIndex == 0;
             }
             if (requestPreview) {
                 PacketDistributor.sendToServer(new RequestLinkPreviewPayload(
@@ -133,28 +136,42 @@ public final class LinkingBookScreen extends Screen implements ExplorableBookScr
     private void renderBook(GuiGraphics graphics, float partialTick) {
         int left = (width - BOOK_WIDTH) / 2;
         int top = (height - BOOK_HEIGHT) / 2;
-        graphics.blit(BOOK_TEXTURE, left, top, BOOK_WIDTH, BOOK_HEIGHT, 0, 0,
+        LegacyBookArtwork.drawCover(graphics, left, top, false);
-                TEXTURE_WIDTH, TEXTURE_HEIGHT, TEXTURE_WIDTH, TEXTURE_HEIGHT);
+        if (pageIndex > 0) {
-
+            LegacyBookArtwork.drawLeftPage(graphics, left, top);
-        if (target == null) {
-            drawWrappedWithoutShadow(graphics, Component.translatable("screen.rivencraft.book.name_prompt"),
-                    left + 177, top + 45, 124);
         } else {
-            int previewLeft = left + PREVIEW_X;
+            if (target != null && preview != null) {
-            int previewTop = top + PREVIEW_Y;
+                preview.render(graphics, left + PREVIEW_X, top + PREVIEW_Y,
-            preview.render(graphics, previewLeft, previewTop, PREVIEW_WIDTH, PREVIEW_HEIGHT, partialTick);
+                        PREVIEW_WIDTH, PREVIEW_HEIGHT, partialTick);
-
+            }
-            int rightCenter = left + 239;
+            LegacyBookArtwork.drawPanelPage(graphics, left, top);
-            drawWrappedWithoutShadow(graphics, title, left + 177, top + 43, 124);
+            graphics.enableScissor(left + 38, top + 38, left + 154, top + 174);
-            BlockPos pos = target.location().pos();
+            if (target == null) {
-            drawCenteredWithoutShadow(graphics,
+                drawWrappedWithoutShadow(graphics, Component.translatable("screen.rivencraft.book.name_prompt"),
-                    LinkingBookItem.destinationName(book, target), rightCenter, top + 76);
+                        left + 40, top + 43, 110);
-            drawCenteredWithoutShadow(graphics,
+            } else {
-                    Component.literal(pos.getX() + ", " + pos.getY() + ", " + pos.getZ()), rightCenter, top + 89);
+                int x = left + 40;
-            drawCenteredWithoutShadow(graphics,
+                Component customName = book.get(DataComponents.CUSTOM_NAME);
-                    Component.translatable("screen.rivencraft.book.click_to_link"), rightCenter, top + 119);
+                boolean returnLink = customName != null
+                        && customName.getContents() instanceof TranslatableContents translated
+                        && translated.getKey().equals("item.rivencraft.linking_book.return");
+                if (!returnLink) {
+                    drawWrappedWithoutShadow(graphics, title, x, top + 40, 110);
+                }
+                int destinationY = returnLink ? top + 40 : top + 58;
+                drawWrappedWithoutShadow(graphics, LinkingBookItem.destinationName(book, target),
+                        x + 10, destinationY, 100);
+                BlockPos pos = target.location().pos();
+                drawWrappedWithoutShadow(graphics,
+                        Component.literal(pos.getX() + ", " + pos.getY() + ", " + pos.getZ()),
+                        x, destinationY + 28, 110);
+            }
+            graphics.disableScissor();
         }
 
+        String counter = pageIndex + "/1";
+        graphics.drawString(font, counter, left + 165 - font.width(counter) / 2,
+                top + 185, 0xFF000000, false);
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -163,18 +180,37 @@ public final class LinkingBookScreen extends Screen implements ExplorableBookScr
             resetExploration();
             return true;
         }
-        if (target != null && button == 0) {
+        if (button == 0) {
-            int left = (width - BOOK_WIDTH) / 2 + PREVIEW_X;
+            int left = (width - BOOK_WIDTH) / 2;
-            int top = (height - BOOK_HEIGHT) / 2 + PREVIEW_Y;
+            int top = (height - BOOK_HEIGHT) / 2;
-            if (mouseX >= left && mouseX < left + PREVIEW_WIDTH
+            if (pageIndex == 0 && target != null
-                    && mouseY >= top && mouseY < top + PREVIEW_HEIGHT) {
+                    && mouseX >= left + PREVIEW_X && mouseX < left + PREVIEW_X + PREVIEW_WIDTH
+                    && mouseY >= top + PREVIEW_Y && mouseY < top + PREVIEW_Y + PREVIEW_HEIGHT) {
                 link();
                 return true;
             }
+            if (mouseY >= top + 164 && mouseY < top + 195) {
+                if (pageIndex > 0 && mouseX >= left + 7 && mouseX < left + 35) {
+                    turnPage(0);
+                    return true;
+                }
+                if (pageIndex == 0 && mouseX >= left + 293 && mouseX < left + 320) {
+                    turnPage(1);
+                    return true;
+                }
+            }
         }
         return super.mouseClicked(mouseX, mouseY, button);
     }
 
+    private void turnPage(int page) {
+        pageIndex = page;
+        if (titleInput != null) titleInput.visible = pageIndex == 0;
+        if (bindButton != null) bindButton.visible = pageIndex == 0;
+        if (cancelButton != null) cancelButton.visible = pageIndex == 0;
+        if (exploreButton != null) exploreButton.visible = pageIndex == 0;
+    }
+
     @Override
     public void removed() {
         if (preview != null && !movingToExploreOverlay) {
@@ -247,7 +283,7 @@ public final class LinkingBookScreen extends Screen implements ExplorableBookScr
         int top = (height - BOOK_HEIGHT) / 2;
         drawCenteredWithoutShadow(graphics,
                 Component.translatable("screen.rivencraft.book.return_from_explore"),
-                left + 91, top + 154);
+                left + 239, top + 154);
     }
 
     @Override

src/main/java/net/dnorberg/rivencraft/gametest/BookBinderGameTests.java

@@ -0,0 +1,295 @@
+package net.dnorberg.rivencraft.gametest;
+
+import java.util.List;
+import net.dnorberg.rivencraft.Rivencraft;
+import net.dnorberg.rivencraft.block.entity.BookBinderBlockEntity;
+import net.dnorberg.rivencraft.book.AgeReference;
+import net.dnorberg.rivencraft.book.AgeDimensionService;
+import net.dnorberg.rivencraft.book.AgeRegistrySavedData;
+import net.dnorberg.rivencraft.item.PageItem;
+import net.dnorberg.rivencraft.menu.BookBinderMenu;
+import net.dnorberg.rivencraft.registry.ModBlocks;
+import net.dnorberg.rivencraft.registry.ModDataComponents;
+import net.dnorberg.rivencraft.registry.ModItems;
+import net.dnorberg.rivencraft.writing.NotebookContents;
+import net.dnorberg.rivencraft.writing.OrderedWriting;
+import net.dnorberg.rivencraft.writing.SymbolReference;
+import net.dnorberg.rivencraft.writing.WritingEntry;
+import net.minecraft.core.BlockPos;
+import net.minecraft.gametest.framework.GameTest;
+import net.minecraft.gametest.framework.GameTestHelper;
+import net.minecraft.resources.ResourceLocation;
+import net.minecraft.world.entity.item.ItemEntity;
+import net.minecraft.world.inventory.ClickType;
+import net.minecraft.world.item.ItemStack;
+import net.minecraft.world.item.Items;
+import net.minecraft.world.level.block.Blocks;
+import net.minecraft.world.phys.AABB;
+import net.neoforged.neoforge.gametest.GameTestHolder;
+import net.neoforged.neoforge.gametest.PrefixGameTestTemplate;
+
+@GameTestHolder(Rivencraft.MOD_ID)
+@PrefixGameTestTemplate(false)
+public final class BookBinderGameTests {
+    private BookBinderGameTests() {}
+
+    private static ItemStack terrainPage() {
+        return PageItem.createSymbolPage(new SymbolReference(
+                ResourceLocation.fromNamespaceAndPath(Rivencraft.MOD_ID, "terrain/standard")));
+    }
+
+    private static ItemStack weatherPage() {
+        return PageItem.createSymbolPage(new SymbolReference(
+                ResourceLocation.fromNamespaceAndPath(Rivencraft.MOD_ID, "weather/normal")));
+    }
+
+    private static BookBinderBlockEntity place(GameTestHelper helper) {
+        BlockPos pos = helper.absolutePos(new BlockPos(1, 1, 1));
+        helper.getLevel().setBlock(pos, ModBlocks.BOOK_BINDER.get().defaultBlockState(), 3);
+        return (BookBinderBlockEntity) helper.getLevel().getBlockEntity(pos);
+    }
+
+    @GameTest(template = "empty")
+    public static void binderInputsAndTitleSurviveSaveLoad(GameTestHelper helper) {
+        BookBinderBlockEntity binder = place(helper);
+        binder.setTitle("Ordered Age");
+        binder.setItem(BookBinderBlockEntity.COVER, new ItemStack(Items.LEATHER));
+        binder.setItem(BookBinderBlockEntity.LINK_PANEL, PageItem.createLinkPanelPage());
+        binder.setItem(BookBinderBlockEntity.FIRST_PAGE, terrainPage());
+        var saved = binder.saveWithoutMetadata(helper.getLevel().registryAccess());
+        var restored = new BookBinderBlockEntity(binder.getBlockPos(), binder.getBlockState());
+        restored.loadWithComponents(saved, helper.getLevel().registryAccess());
+        helper.assertValueEqual(restored.title(), "Ordered Age", "Title must persist");
+        helper.assertTrue(restored.getItem(BookBinderBlockEntity.COVER).is(Items.LEATHER), "Cover must persist");
+        helper.assertTrue(restored.getItem(BookBinderBlockEntity.LINK_PANEL).is(ModItems.PAGE.get()),
+                "Link Panel must persist");
+        helper.assertTrue(ItemStack.matches(restored.getItem(BookBinderBlockEntity.FIRST_PAGE), terrainPage()),
+                "Ordered page must persist");
+        helper.assertTrue(restored.canAssemble(), "Restored binder must remain ready to assemble");
+        AgeReference beforeSave = binder.previewBook().get(ModDataComponents.AGE_REFERENCE.get());
+        var previewSaved = binder.saveWithoutMetadata(helper.getLevel().registryAccess());
+        restored.loadWithComponents(previewSaved, helper.getLevel().registryAccess());
+        helper.assertValueEqual(restored.previewBook().get(ModDataComponents.AGE_REFERENCE.get()), beforeSave,
+                "Pending Age identity must survive a world restart");
+        helper.succeed();
+    }
+
+    @GameTest(template = "empty")
+    public static void assemblyIsAtomicAndRetainsPageOrder(GameTestHelper helper) {
+        BookBinderBlockEntity binder = place(helper);
+        binder.setTitle("A New Age");
+        binder.setItem(BookBinderBlockEntity.COVER, new ItemStack(Items.LEATHER));
+        binder.setItem(BookBinderBlockEntity.FIRST_PAGE, terrainPage());
+        binder.setItem(BookBinderBlockEntity.FIRST_PAGE + 1, weatherPage());
+        helper.assertFalse(binder.canAssemble(), "Missing Link Panel must prevent assembly");
+        helper.assertFalse(binder.consumeAssembly(), "Failure must consume nothing");
+        helper.assertTrue(binder.getItem(BookBinderBlockEntity.COVER).is(Items.LEATHER),
+                "Rejected assembly must preserve cover");
+        binder.setItem(BookBinderBlockEntity.LINK_PANEL, PageItem.createLinkPanelPage());
+        var player = helper.makeMockServerPlayerInLevel();
+        player.moveTo(binder.getBlockPos().getX() + 0.5, binder.getBlockPos().getY() + 0.5,
+                binder.getBlockPos().getZ() + 0.5);
+        BookBinderMenu menu = new BookBinderMenu(1, player.getInventory(), binder);
+        menu.broadcastChanges();
+        helper.assertTrue(menu.getSlot(BookBinderMenu.RESULT).hasItem(), "Valid binder must show output");
+        menu.clicked(BookBinderMenu.RESULT, 0, ClickType.PICKUP, player);
+        ItemStack book = menu.getCarried();
+        helper.assertTrue(book.is(ModItems.DESCRIPTIVE_BOOK.get()), "Result must be a Descriptive Book");
+        AgeReference age = book.get(ModDataComponents.AGE_REFERENCE.get());
+        helper.assertTrue(age != null, "Assembled book must already be a written Age book");
+        OrderedWriting writing = book.get(ModDataComponents.BOOK_WRITING.get());
+        helper.assertTrue(writing != null, "Assembled book must keep its writing");
+        helper.assertValueEqual(writing.schemaVersion(), OrderedWriting.CURRENT_SCHEMA_VERSION,
+                "Assembled writing must use the current schema");
+        helper.assertValueEqual(writing.entries().size(), 3, "Link Panel and two pages must be present");
+        helper.assertValueEqual(writing.entries().get(0).kind(), WritingEntry.Kind.LINK_PANEL,
+                "Link Panel must be first");
+        helper.assertValueEqual(writing.entries().get(1).symbol().orElseThrow().id().toString(),
+                "rivencraft:terrain/standard", "Terrain page order must be preserved");
+        helper.assertValueEqual(writing.entries().get(2).symbol().orElseThrow().id().toString(),
+                "rivencraft:weather/normal", "Weather page order must be preserved");
+        helper.assertTrue(AgeRegistrySavedData.get(helper.getLevel()).find(age.id()).isPresent(),
+                "Taking the completed book must register its random Age definition");
+        ItemStack copy = book.copy();
+        helper.assertValueEqual(copy.get(ModDataComponents.BOOK_WRITING.get()), writing,
+                "A book copy must retain identical ordered writing");
+        helper.assertValueEqual(copy.get(ModDataComponents.AGE_REFERENCE.get()), age,
+                "A book copy must retain the same Age rather than assigning a new one");
+        var savedBook = (net.minecraft.nbt.CompoundTag) copy.saveOptional(helper.getLevel().registryAccess());
+        ItemStack restoredBook = ItemStack.parseOptional(helper.getLevel().registryAccess(), savedBook);
+        helper.assertValueEqual(restoredBook.get(ModDataComponents.BOOK_WRITING.get()), writing,
+                "Versioned ordered writing must survive full book save/load");
+        helper.assertTrue(binder.getItem(BookBinderBlockEntity.COVER).isEmpty(), "Cover must be consumed once");
+        helper.assertTrue(binder.getItem(BookBinderBlockEntity.LINK_PANEL).isEmpty(), "Link Panel must be consumed once");
+        helper.assertTrue(binder.getItem(BookBinderBlockEntity.FIRST_PAGE).isEmpty(), "Pages must be consumed once");
+        menu.broadcastChanges();
+        helper.assertTrue(menu.getSlot(BookBinderMenu.RESULT).getItem().isEmpty(), "No duplicate output may remain");
+        helper.succeed();
+    }
+
+    @GameTest(template = "empty")
+    public static void linkPanelOnlyCreatesCompletedRandomAgeBook(GameTestHelper helper) {
+        BookBinderBlockEntity binder = place(helper);
+        binder.setTitle("Random Binder Age");
+        binder.setItem(BookBinderBlockEntity.COVER, new ItemStack(Items.LEATHER));
+        binder.setItem(BookBinderBlockEntity.LINK_PANEL, PageItem.createLinkPanelPage());
+        var player = helper.makeMockServerPlayerInLevel();
+        player.moveTo(binder.getBlockPos().getX() + 0.5, binder.getBlockPos().getY() + 0.5,
+                binder.getBlockPos().getZ() + 0.5);
+        BookBinderMenu menu = new BookBinderMenu(1, player.getInventory(), binder);
+        menu.clicked(BookBinderMenu.RESULT, 0, ClickType.PICKUP, player);
+        ItemStack book = menu.getCarried();
+        AgeReference age = book.get(ModDataComponents.AGE_REFERENCE.get());
+        helper.assertTrue(age != null, "Link-Panel-only output must be written, not unwritten");
+        helper.assertValueEqual(age.name(), "Random Binder Age", "The assigned title must name the Age");
+        helper.assertValueEqual(book.get(ModDataComponents.BOOK_WRITING.get()).entries().size(), 1,
+                "A random Age book must contain only its Link Panel when no symbols are supplied");
+        helper.assertTrue(AgeRegistrySavedData.get(helper.getLevel()).find(age.id()).isPresent(),
+                "Taking the book must register its random Age definition");
+        helper.assertTrue(AgeDimensionService.resolve(player, age).isPresent(),
+                "The completed book must resolve to a usable random Age");
+        helper.succeed();
+    }
+
+    @GameTest(template = "empty")
+    public static void notebookImportPreservesOrderAndRejectsOverflow(GameTestHelper helper) {
+        BookBinderBlockEntity binder = place(helper);
+        ItemStack notebook = new ItemStack(ModItems.NOTEBOOK.get());
+        notebook.set(ModDataComponents.NOTEBOOK_CONTENTS.get(), new NotebookContents(List.of(
+                PageItem.createLinkPanelPage(), terrainPage(), weatherPage())));
+        binder.setItem(BookBinderBlockEntity.NOTEBOOK, notebook);
+        helper.assertTrue(binder.importNotebook(), "Notebook pages must import together");
+        helper.assertTrue(binder.getItem(BookBinderBlockEntity.LINK_PANEL).is(ModItems.PAGE.get()),
+                "Imported Link Panel must use its dedicated slot");
+        helper.assertTrue(ItemStack.matches(binder.getItem(BookBinderBlockEntity.FIRST_PAGE), terrainPage()),
+                "First Notebook symbol must stay first");
+        helper.assertTrue(ItemStack.matches(binder.getItem(BookBinderBlockEntity.FIRST_PAGE + 1), weatherPage()),
+                "Second Notebook symbol must stay second");
+        helper.assertValueEqual(binder.getItem(BookBinderBlockEntity.NOTEBOOK)
+                .getOrDefault(ModDataComponents.NOTEBOOK_CONTENTS.get(), NotebookContents.EMPTY).pageCount(), 0,
+                "Empty Notebook cover must remain recoverable");
+        for (int slot = BookBinderBlockEntity.FIRST_PAGE + 2; slot < BookBinderBlockEntity.SIZE; slot++)
+            binder.setItem(slot, terrainPage());
+        ItemStack overflow = new ItemStack(ModItems.NOTEBOOK.get());
+        overflow.set(ModDataComponents.NOTEBOOK_CONTENTS.get(), new NotebookContents(List.of(weatherPage())));
+        binder.setItem(BookBinderBlockEntity.NOTEBOOK, overflow);
+        helper.assertFalse(binder.importNotebook(), "Full binder must reject Notebook import");
+        helper.assertValueEqual(binder.getItem(BookBinderBlockEntity.NOTEBOOK)
+                .getOrDefault(ModDataComponents.NOTEBOOK_CONTENTS.get(), NotebookContents.EMPTY).pageCount(), 1,
+                "Rejected import must preserve the Notebook page");
+        helper.succeed();
+    }
+
+    @GameTest(template = "empty")
+    public static void pageControlsAndBreakingPreserveStoredInputs(GameTestHelper helper) {
+        BookBinderBlockEntity binder = place(helper);
+        binder.setItem(BookBinderBlockEntity.COVER, new ItemStack(Items.LEATHER));
+        binder.setItem(BookBinderBlockEntity.LINK_PANEL, PageItem.createLinkPanelPage());
+        binder.setItem(BookBinderBlockEntity.FIRST_PAGE, terrainPage());
+        var player = helper.makeMockServerPlayerInLevel();
+        player.moveTo(binder.getBlockPos().getX() + 0.5, binder.getBlockPos().getY() + 0.5,
+                binder.getBlockPos().getZ() + 0.5);
+        BookBinderMenu menu = new BookBinderMenu(1, player.getInventory(), binder);
+        helper.assertFalse(menu.clickMenuButton(player, BookBinderMenu.MOVE_PREVIOUS),
+                "Move without selection must be rejected");
+        helper.assertTrue(menu.clickMenuButton(player, BookBinderMenu.SELECT_BASE), "Page selection must succeed");
+        helper.assertTrue(menu.clickMenuButton(player, BookBinderMenu.MOVE_NEXT), "Page move must succeed");
+        helper.assertTrue(binder.getItem(BookBinderBlockEntity.FIRST_PAGE).isEmpty(), "Old position must be empty");
+        helper.assertTrue(ItemStack.matches(binder.getItem(BookBinderBlockEntity.FIRST_PAGE + 1), terrainPage()),
+                "Moved page must keep its data");
+        helper.assertFalse(menu.clickMenuButton(player, 999), "Unknown action must be rejected");
+        BlockPos pos = binder.getBlockPos();
+        helper.getLevel().setBlock(pos, Blocks.AIR.defaultBlockState(), 3);
+        helper.assertFalse(menu.stillValid(player), "Removed binder must invalidate the menu");
+        var drops = helper.getLevel().getEntitiesOfClass(ItemEntity.class, new AABB(pos).inflate(2));
+        int leather = drops.stream().filter(entity -> entity.getItem().is(Items.LEATHER))
+                .mapToInt(entity -> entity.getItem().getCount()).sum();
+        int pages = drops.stream().filter(entity -> entity.getItem().is(ModItems.PAGE.get()))
+                .mapToInt(entity -> entity.getItem().getCount()).sum();
+        helper.assertValueEqual(leather, 1, "Cover must drop once");
+        helper.assertValueEqual(pages, 2, "Link Panel and writing page must drop once each");
+        helper.succeed();
+    }
+
+    @GameTest(template = "empty")
+    public static void fullInventoryCannotConsumeBinderInputs(GameTestHelper helper) {
+        BookBinderBlockEntity binder = place(helper);
+        binder.setTitle("Full Inventory");
+        binder.setItem(BookBinderBlockEntity.COVER, new ItemStack(Items.LEATHER));
+        binder.setItem(BookBinderBlockEntity.LINK_PANEL, PageItem.createLinkPanelPage());
+        var player = helper.makeMockServerPlayerInLevel();
+        player.moveTo(binder.getBlockPos().getX() + 0.5, binder.getBlockPos().getY() + 0.5,
+                binder.getBlockPos().getZ() + 0.5);
+        for (int slot = 0; slot < 36; slot++)
+            player.getInventory().setItem(slot, new ItemStack(Items.COBBLESTONE, 64));
+        BookBinderMenu menu = new BookBinderMenu(1, player.getInventory(), binder);
+        helper.assertTrue(menu.quickMoveStack(player, BookBinderMenu.RESULT).isEmpty(),
+                "Full inventory must reject output transfer");
+        helper.assertTrue(binder.getItem(BookBinderBlockEntity.COVER).is(Items.LEATHER),
+                "Rejected transfer must preserve cover");
+        helper.assertTrue(binder.getItem(BookBinderBlockEntity.LINK_PANEL).is(ModItems.PAGE.get()),
+                "Rejected transfer must preserve Link Panel");
+        helper.assertTrue(menu.getSlot(BookBinderMenu.RESULT).hasItem(),
+                "Result must remain available after inventory space is freed");
+        helper.assertFalse(menu.setTitle(player, "A title that is much too long for the binder slot"),
+                "Oversized title packet must be rejected");
+        helper.assertValueEqual(binder.title(), "Full Inventory", "Rejected title must preserve existing title");
+        helper.succeed();
+    }
+
+    @GameTest(template = "empty")
+    public static void legacyStripInsertsAndRemovesPagesInOrder(GameTestHelper helper) {
+        BookBinderBlockEntity binder = place(helper);
+        var player = helper.makeMockServerPlayerInLevel();
+        player.moveTo(binder.getBlockPos().getX() + 0.5, binder.getBlockPos().getY() + 0.5,
+                binder.getBlockPos().getZ() + 0.5);
+        BookBinderMenu menu = new BookBinderMenu(1, player.getInventory(), binder);
+        menu.setCarried(PageItem.createLinkPanelPage());
+        helper.assertTrue(menu.clickMenuButton(player, BookBinderMenu.STRIP_CLICK_BASE),
+                "The first thumbnail must accept a Link Panel");
+        helper.assertTrue(menu.getCarried().isEmpty(), "Inserted panel must leave the cursor");
+        menu.setCarried(terrainPage());
+        helper.assertTrue(menu.clickMenuButton(player, BookBinderMenu.STRIP_CLICK_BASE + 1),
+                "The strip must accept a written Page");
+        menu.setCarried(weatherPage());
+        helper.assertTrue(menu.clickMenuButton(player, BookBinderMenu.STRIP_CLICK_BASE + 1),
+                "Inserting before a Page must shift it right");
+        helper.assertTrue(ItemStack.matches(binder.getItem(BookBinderBlockEntity.FIRST_PAGE), weatherPage()),
+                "Inserted Page must be first");
+        helper.assertTrue(ItemStack.matches(binder.getItem(BookBinderBlockEntity.FIRST_PAGE + 1), terrainPage()),
+                "Existing Page must move right");
+        helper.assertTrue(menu.clickMenuButton(player, BookBinderMenu.STRIP_CLICK_BASE + 1),
+                "Clicking a thumbnail with an empty cursor must take the Page");
+        helper.assertTrue(ItemStack.matches(menu.getCarried(), weatherPage()),
+                "Removed Page must return to the cursor");
+        helper.assertTrue(ItemStack.matches(binder.getItem(BookBinderBlockEntity.FIRST_PAGE), terrainPage()),
+                "Removal must close the gap");
+        helper.assertFalse(menu.clickMenuButton(player, BookBinderMenu.STRIP_CLICK_BASE),
+                "A symbol Page must not replace the Link Panel");
+        helper.succeed();
+    }
+
+    @GameTest(template = "empty")
+    public static void legacyStripImportsNotebookAtClickedPosition(GameTestHelper helper) {
+        BookBinderBlockEntity binder = place(helper);
+        binder.setItem(BookBinderBlockEntity.LINK_PANEL, PageItem.createLinkPanelPage());
+        binder.setItem(BookBinderBlockEntity.FIRST_PAGE, terrainPage());
+        var player = helper.makeMockServerPlayerInLevel();
+        player.moveTo(binder.getBlockPos().getX() + 0.5, binder.getBlockPos().getY() + 0.5,
+                binder.getBlockPos().getZ() + 0.5);
+        BookBinderMenu menu = new BookBinderMenu(1, player.getInventory(), binder);
+        ItemStack notebook = new ItemStack(ModItems.NOTEBOOK.get());
+        notebook.set(ModDataComponents.NOTEBOOK_CONTENTS.get(), new NotebookContents(List.of(weatherPage())));
+        menu.setCarried(notebook);
+        helper.assertTrue(menu.clickMenuButton(player, BookBinderMenu.STRIP_CLICK_BASE + 1),
+                "Notebook pages must import where clicked");
+        helper.assertValueEqual(menu.getCarried().getOrDefault(
+                ModDataComponents.NOTEBOOK_CONTENTS.get(), NotebookContents.EMPTY).pageCount(), 0,
+                "The empty Notebook must remain on the cursor");
+        helper.assertTrue(ItemStack.matches(binder.getItem(BookBinderBlockEntity.FIRST_PAGE), weatherPage()),
+                "Imported Page must occupy the clicked position");
+        helper.assertTrue(ItemStack.matches(binder.getItem(BookBinderBlockEntity.FIRST_PAGE + 1), terrainPage()),
+                "Existing Page must shift right");
+        helper.succeed();
+    }
+}

src/main/java/net/dnorberg/rivencraft/gametest/WritingDataGameTests.java

@@ -46,6 +46,8 @@ public final class WritingDataGameTests {
         ));
 
         var json = OrderedWriting.CODEC.encodeStart(JsonOps.INSTANCE, original).result().orElseThrow();
+        helper.assertValueEqual(json.getAsJsonObject().get("schema_version").getAsInt(),
+                OrderedWriting.CURRENT_SCHEMA_VERSION, "Writing must save an explicit schema version");
         OrderedWriting persistentCopy = OrderedWriting.CODEC.parse(JsonOps.INSTANCE, json).result().orElseThrow();
         helper.assertValueEqual(persistentCopy, original,
                 "Persistent writing codec must retain entry order and unknown symbol IDs");
@@ -58,6 +60,24 @@ public final class WritingDataGameTests {
         helper.succeed();
     }
 
+    @GameTest(template = "empty")
+    public static void oldBareListWritingAndPageFreeBooksRemainReadable(GameTestHelper helper) {
+        OrderedWriting writing = new OrderedWriting(List.of(
+                WritingEntry.linkPanel(), WritingEntry.symbol(reference("example:removed_symbol"))));
+        var oldJson = WritingEntry.CODEC.listOf().encodeStart(JsonOps.INSTANCE, writing.entries())
+                .result().orElseThrow();
+        OrderedWriting migrated = OrderedWriting.CODEC.parse(JsonOps.INSTANCE, oldJson).result().orElseThrow();
+        helper.assertValueEqual(migrated, writing,
+                "0.3.7.2 bare-list writing must load into schema version 1 intact");
+
+        ItemStack oldPageFreeBook = new ItemStack(ModItems.DESCRIPTIVE_BOOK.get());
+        CompoundTag saved = (CompoundTag) oldPageFreeBook.saveOptional(helper.getLevel().registryAccess());
+        ItemStack restored = ItemStack.parseOptional(helper.getLevel().registryAccess(), saved);
+        helper.assertValueEqual(restored.getOrDefault(ModDataComponents.BOOK_WRITING.get(), OrderedWriting.EMPTY),
+                OrderedWriting.EMPTY, "Older page-free books must not require writing migration");
+        helper.succeed();
+    }
+
     @GameTest(template = "empty")
     public static void serverCatalogResolvesBuiltinsAndKeepsUnknownReferencesReadable(GameTestHelper helper) {
         SymbolReference known = reference("rivencraft:terrain/standard");

src/main/java/net/dnorberg/rivencraft/menu/BookBinderMenu.java

@@ -0,0 +1,224 @@
+package net.dnorberg.rivencraft.menu;
+
+import net.dnorberg.rivencraft.block.entity.BookBinderBlockEntity;
+import net.dnorberg.rivencraft.item.PageItem;
+import net.dnorberg.rivencraft.registry.ModItems;
+import net.dnorberg.rivencraft.registry.ModMenus;
+import net.dnorberg.rivencraft.writing.PageContent;
+import net.minecraft.network.RegistryFriendlyByteBuf;
+import net.minecraft.world.Container;
+import net.minecraft.world.SimpleContainer;
+import net.minecraft.world.entity.player.Inventory;
+import net.minecraft.world.entity.player.Player;
+import net.minecraft.world.inventory.AbstractContainerMenu;
+import net.minecraft.world.inventory.ClickType;
+import net.minecraft.world.inventory.DataSlot;
+import net.minecraft.world.inventory.Slot;
+import net.minecraft.world.item.ItemStack;
+import net.minecraft.world.item.Items;
+
+/** Fixed, ordered binder slots and a server-owned virtual result. */
+public final class BookBinderMenu extends AbstractContainerMenu {
+    public static final int RESULT = BookBinderBlockEntity.SIZE;
+    public static final int SELECT_BASE = 100;
+    public static final int MOVE_PREVIOUS = 200;
+    public static final int MOVE_NEXT = 201;
+    public static final int IMPORT_NOTEBOOK = 202;
+    public static final int STRIP_CLICK_BASE = 300;
+    private static final int PLAYER_START = RESULT + 1;
+
+    private final BookBinderBlockEntity binder;
+    private final Container inputs;
+    private final SimpleContainer result = new SimpleContainer(1);
+    private final boolean clientSide;
+    private int selectedPage = -1;
+
+    public BookBinderMenu(int id, Inventory inventory, RegistryFriendlyByteBuf data) {
+        this(id, inventory, inventory.player.level().getBlockEntity(data.readBlockPos())
+                instanceof BookBinderBlockEntity found ? found : null);
+    }
+
+    public BookBinderMenu(int id, Inventory inventory, BookBinderBlockEntity binder) {
+        super(ModMenus.BOOK_BINDER.get(), id);
+        this.binder = binder;
+        inputs = binder == null ? new SimpleContainer(BookBinderBlockEntity.SIZE) : binder;
+        clientSide = inventory.player.level().isClientSide;
+        addDataSlot(new DataSlot() {
+            @Override public int get() { return selectedPage; }
+            @Override public void set(int value) { selectedPage = value; }
+        });
+        addSlot(new BinderSlot(BookBinderBlockEntity.COVER, 8, 27, 64));
+        addSlot(new BinderSlot(BookBinderBlockEntity.LINK_PANEL, -1000, -1000, 1));
+        addSlot(new BinderSlot(BookBinderBlockEntity.NOTEBOOK, -1000, -1000, 1));
+        for (int page = 0; page < BookBinderBlockEntity.PAGE_COUNT; page++) {
+            addSlot(new BinderSlot(BookBinderBlockEntity.FIRST_PAGE + page, -1000, -1000, 1));
+        }
+        addSlot(new ResultSlot(result, 0, 152, 27));
+        for (int row = 0; row < 3; row++) {
+            for (int column = 0; column < 9; column++) {
+                addSlot(new Slot(inventory, column + row * 9 + 9, 8 + column * 18, 99 + row * 18));
+            }
+        }
+        for (int column = 0; column < 9; column++) {
+            addSlot(new Slot(inventory, column, 8 + column * 18, 157));
+        }
+        refreshResult();
+    }
+
+    public int selectedPage() { return selectedPage; }
+    public String title() { return binder == null ? "" : binder.title(); }
+    public boolean setTitle(Player player, String title) {
+        if (clientSide || !stillValid(player) || title == null
+                || title.length() > BookBinderBlockEntity.MAX_TITLE_LENGTH) return false;
+        binder.setTitle(title);
+        refreshResult();
+        broadcastChanges();
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    @Override public boolean stillValid(Player player) {
+        return binder != null && binder.stillValid(player);
+    }
+
+    @Override public boolean clickMenuButton(Player player, int id) {
+        if (clientSide || !stillValid(player)) return false;
+        if (id >= STRIP_CLICK_BASE && id <= STRIP_CLICK_BASE + BookBinderBlockEntity.PAGE_COUNT) {
+            if (!clickStrip(id - STRIP_CLICK_BASE)) return false;
+        } else if (id >= SELECT_BASE && id < SELECT_BASE + BookBinderBlockEntity.PAGE_COUNT) {
+            selectedPage = id - SELECT_BASE;
+        } else if (id == MOVE_PREVIOUS || id == MOVE_NEXT) {
+            int target = selectedPage + (id == MOVE_PREVIOUS ? -1 : 1);
+            if (selectedPage < 0 || target < 0 || target >= BookBinderBlockEntity.PAGE_COUNT
+                    || binder.getItem(BookBinderBlockEntity.FIRST_PAGE + selectedPage).isEmpty()
+                    || !getCarried().isEmpty()) return false;
+            int fromSlot = BookBinderBlockEntity.FIRST_PAGE + selectedPage;
+            int toSlot = BookBinderBlockEntity.FIRST_PAGE + target;
+            ItemStack from = binder.getItem(fromSlot);
+            ItemStack to = binder.getItem(toSlot);
+            binder.setItem(fromSlot, to);
+            binder.setItem(toSlot, from);
+            selectedPage = target;
+        } else if (id == IMPORT_NOTEBOOK) {
+            if (!binder.importNotebook()) return false;
+        } else return false;
+        refreshResult();
+        broadcastChanges();
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    private boolean clickStrip(int index) {
+        ItemStack carried = getCarried();
+        if (carried.is(ModItems.NOTEBOOK.get())) {
+            ItemStack emptied = binder.importNotebookFromStack(carried, Math.min(index == 0 ? 0 : index - 1,
+                    binder.nextPageIndex()));
+            if (emptied.isEmpty()) return false;
+            setCarried(emptied);
+            return true;
+        }
+        if (!carried.isEmpty()) {
+            if (index == 0) {
+                if (!binder.getItem(BookBinderBlockEntity.LINK_PANEL).isEmpty()
+                        || !binder.canPlaceItem(BookBinderBlockEntity.LINK_PANEL, carried)) return false;
+                binder.setItem(BookBinderBlockEntity.LINK_PANEL, carried.copyWithCount(1));
+            } else if (!binder.insertPage(index - 1, carried.copyWithCount(1))) return false;
+            ItemStack remainder = carried.copy();
+            remainder.shrink(1);
+            setCarried(remainder);
+            return true;
+        }
+        ItemStack removed;
+        if (index == 0) {
+            removed = binder.removeItem(BookBinderBlockEntity.LINK_PANEL, 1);
+        } else {
+            removed = binder.takePage(index - 1);
+        }
+        if (removed.isEmpty()) return false;
+        setCarried(removed);
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    @Override public ItemStack quickMoveStack(Player player, int index) {
+        if (!stillValid(player) || index < 0 || index >= slots.size()) return ItemStack.EMPTY;
+        if (index == RESULT) {
+            refreshResult();
+            if (!binder.canAssemble()) return ItemStack.EMPTY;
+            ItemStack book = binder.previewBook();
+            ItemStack remainder = book.copy();
+            if (!moveItemStackTo(remainder, PLAYER_START, slots.size(), true) || !remainder.isEmpty()) {
+                return ItemStack.EMPTY;
+            }
+            binder.consumeAssembly();
+            refreshResult();
+            return book;
+        }
+        Slot sourceSlot = slots.get(index);
+        if (!sourceSlot.hasItem()) return ItemStack.EMPTY;
+        ItemStack source = sourceSlot.getItem();
+        ItemStack original = source.copy();
+        boolean moved;
+        if (index < RESULT) {
+            moved = moveItemStackTo(source, PLAYER_START, slots.size(), true);
+        } else if (source.is(Items.LEATHER) || BookBinderBlockEntity.validCover(source)) {
+            moved = moveItemStackTo(source, BookBinderBlockEntity.COVER, BookBinderBlockEntity.COVER + 1, false);
+        } else if (source.is(ModItems.NOTEBOOK.get())) {
+            ItemStack emptied = binder.importNotebookFromStack(source, binder.nextPageIndex());
+            if (emptied.isEmpty()) return ItemStack.EMPTY;
+            sourceSlot.setByPlayer(emptied);
+            refreshResult();
+            return original;
+        } else if (source.is(ModItems.PAGE.get())
+                && PageItem.content(source).kind() == PageContent.Kind.LINK_PANEL) {
+            moved = moveItemStackTo(source, BookBinderBlockEntity.LINK_PANEL,
+                    BookBinderBlockEntity.LINK_PANEL + 1, false);
+        } else if (source.is(ModItems.PAGE.get())) {
+            moved = moveItemStackTo(source, BookBinderBlockEntity.FIRST_PAGE, RESULT, false);
+        } else moved = false;
+        if (!moved) return ItemStack.EMPTY;
+        if (source.isEmpty()) sourceSlot.setByPlayer(ItemStack.EMPTY);
+        else sourceSlot.setChanged();
+        refreshResult();
+        return original;
+    }
+
+    @Override public void clicked(int slotId, int button, ClickType clickType, Player player) {
+        if (!stillValid(player)) {
+            player.closeContainer();
+            return;
+        }
+        refreshResult();
+        super.clicked(slotId, button, clickType, player);
+    }
+
+    @Override public void broadcastChanges() {
+        refreshResult();
+        super.broadcastChanges();
+    }
+
+    private void refreshResult() {
+        if (clientSide) return;
+        ItemStack preview = binder == null ? ItemStack.EMPTY : binder.previewBook();
+        if (!ItemStack.matches(result.getItem(0), preview)) result.setItem(0, preview);
+    }
+
+    private final class BinderSlot extends Slot {
+        private final int capacity;
+        private BinderSlot(int index, int x, int y, int capacity) {
+            super(inputs, index, x, y);
+            this.capacity = capacity;
+        }
+        @Override public boolean mayPlace(ItemStack stack) { return inputs.canPlaceItem(getContainerSlot(), stack); }
+        @Override public int getMaxStackSize() { return capacity; }
+    }
+
+    private final class ResultSlot extends Slot {
+        private ResultSlot(Container container, int index, int x, int y) { super(container, index, x, y); }
+        @Override public boolean mayPlace(ItemStack stack) { return false; }
+        @Override public boolean mayPickup(Player player) {
+            return clientSide ? hasItem() : stillValid(player) && binder.canAssemble();
+        }
+        @Override public void onTake(Player player, ItemStack stack) {
+            if (!clientSide && binder.consumeAssembly()) refreshResult();
+            super.onTake(player, stack);
+        }
+    }
+}

src/main/java/net/dnorberg/rivencraft/network/ModNetworking.java

@@ -13,8 +13,13 @@ import net.dnorberg.rivencraft.client.ClientWritingDeskCatalog;
 import net.dnorberg.rivencraft.event.AgeCelestialAngleSync;
 import net.dnorberg.rivencraft.item.DescriptiveBookItem;
 import net.dnorberg.rivencraft.item.LinkingBookItem;
+import net.dnorberg.rivencraft.menu.BookBinderMenu;
 import net.dnorberg.rivencraft.registry.ModDataComponents;
 import net.dnorberg.rivencraft.registry.ModItems;
+import net.dnorberg.rivencraft.writing.OrderedWriting;
+import net.dnorberg.rivencraft.writing.SymbolCatalog;
+import net.dnorberg.rivencraft.writing.SymbolDisplayMetadata;
+import net.dnorberg.rivencraft.writing.WritingEntry;
 import net.minecraft.core.component.DataComponents;
 import net.minecraft.core.BlockPos;
 import net.minecraft.core.GlobalPos;
@@ -49,7 +54,7 @@ public final class ModNetworking {
     }
 
     public static void register(RegisterPayloadHandlersEvent event) {
-        PayloadRegistrar registrar = event.registrar("11");
+        PayloadRegistrar registrar = event.registrar("13");
         registrar.playToServer(RequestDescriptiveBookScreenPayload.TYPE, RequestDescriptiveBookScreenPayload.STREAM_CODEC,
                 ModNetworking::requestDescriptiveBookScreen);
         registrar.playToClient(OpenDescriptiveBookScreenPayload.TYPE, OpenDescriptiveBookScreenPayload.STREAM_CODEC,
@@ -71,6 +76,16 @@ public final class ModNetworking {
                 ClientAgeCelestialAngles::handle);
         registrar.playToClient(WritingDeskCatalogPayload.TYPE, WritingDeskCatalogPayload.STREAM_CODEC,
                 ClientWritingDeskCatalog::handle);
+        registrar.playToServer(SetBookBinderTitlePayload.TYPE, SetBookBinderTitlePayload.STREAM_CODEC,
+                ModNetworking::setBookBinderTitle);
+    }
+
+    private static void setBookBinderTitle(SetBookBinderTitlePayload payload, IPayloadContext context) {
+        if (context.player() instanceof ServerPlayer player
+                && player.containerMenu instanceof BookBinderMenu menu
+                && menu.containerId == payload.containerId()) {
+            menu.setTitle(player, payload.title());
+        }
     }
 
     private static void requestDescriptiveBookScreen(RequestDescriptiveBookScreenPayload payload, IPayloadContext context) {
@@ -92,10 +107,15 @@ public final class ModNetworking {
         // Requests run on the same server thread as Age creation. A request queued
         // during generation can only open the finished book, never a stale client copy.
         player.inventoryMenu.broadcastChanges();
+        List<SymbolDisplayMetadata> writingSymbols = access.stack()
+                .getOrDefault(ModDataComponents.BOOK_WRITING.get(), OrderedWriting.EMPTY).entries().stream()
+                .filter(entry -> entry.kind() == WritingEntry.Kind.SYMBOL)
+                .map(entry -> SymbolCatalog.display(entry.symbol().orElseThrow()))
+                .toList();
         PacketDistributor.sendToPlayer(player, new OpenDescriptiveBookScreenPayload(
                 payload.fromStand(), payload.offhand(),
                 GlobalPos.of(player.level().dimension(), payload.standPos()), access.stack().copy(),
-                definition == null ? null : definition.traits()));
+                definition == null ? null : definition.traits(), writingSymbols));
     }
 
     private static void bindDescriptiveBook(BindDescriptiveBookPayload payload, IPayloadContext context) {

src/main/java/net/dnorberg/rivencraft/network/OpenDescriptiveBookScreenPayload.java

@@ -1,7 +1,11 @@
 package net.dnorberg.rivencraft.network;
 
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.List;
 import net.dnorberg.rivencraft.Rivencraft;
 import net.dnorberg.rivencraft.book.AgeTraits;
+import net.dnorberg.rivencraft.writing.OrderedWriting;
+import net.dnorberg.rivencraft.writing.SymbolDisplayMetadata;
 import net.minecraft.core.GlobalPos;
 import net.minecraft.network.RegistryFriendlyByteBuf;
 import net.minecraft.network.codec.StreamCodec;
@@ -16,7 +20,8 @@ public record OpenDescriptiveBookScreenPayload(
         boolean offhand,
         GlobalPos source,
         ItemStack book,
-        @Nullable AgeTraits traits
+        @Nullable AgeTraits traits,
+        List<SymbolDisplayMetadata> writingSymbols
 )
         implements CustomPacketPayload {
     public static final Type<OpenDescriptiveBookScreenPayload> TYPE = new Type<>(
@@ -40,6 +45,11 @@ public record OpenDescriptiveBookScreenPayload(
             buffer.writeFloat(traits.celestialAngle());
             buffer.writeFloat(traits.celestialPhase());
         }
+        if (payload.writingSymbols().size() > OrderedWriting.MAX_ENTRIES) {
+            throw new IllegalArgumentException("Too many book symbol displays");
+        }
+        buffer.writeVarInt(payload.writingSymbols().size());
+        payload.writingSymbols().forEach(symbol -> SymbolDisplayMetadata.STREAM_CODEC.encode(buffer, symbol));
     }
 
     private static OpenDescriptiveBookScreenPayload decode(RegistryFriendlyByteBuf buffer) {
@@ -57,7 +67,16 @@ public record OpenDescriptiveBookScreenPayload(
                         buffer.readFloat()
                 )
                 : null;
-        return new OpenDescriptiveBookScreenPayload(fromStand, offhand, source, book, traits);
+        int count = buffer.readVarInt();
+        if (count < 0 || count > OrderedWriting.MAX_ENTRIES) {
+            throw new IllegalArgumentException("Invalid book symbol display count " + count);
+        }
+        List<SymbolDisplayMetadata> writingSymbols = new ArrayList<>(count);
+        for (int index = 0; index < count; index++) {
+            writingSymbols.add(SymbolDisplayMetadata.STREAM_CODEC.decode(buffer));
+        }
+        return new OpenDescriptiveBookScreenPayload(fromStand, offhand, source, book, traits,
+                List.copyOf(writingSymbols));
     }
 
     @Override

src/main/java/net/dnorberg/rivencraft/network/SetBookBinderTitlePayload.java

@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+package net.dnorberg.rivencraft.network;
+
+import net.dnorberg.rivencraft.Rivencraft;
+import net.minecraft.network.RegistryFriendlyByteBuf;
+import net.minecraft.network.codec.ByteBufCodecs;
+import net.minecraft.network.codec.StreamCodec;
+import net.minecraft.network.protocol.common.custom.CustomPacketPayload;
+import net.minecraft.resources.ResourceLocation;
+
+public record SetBookBinderTitlePayload(int containerId, String title) implements CustomPacketPayload {
+    public static final Type<SetBookBinderTitlePayload> TYPE = new Type<>(
+            ResourceLocation.fromNamespaceAndPath(Rivencraft.MOD_ID, "set_book_binder_title"));
+    public static final StreamCodec<RegistryFriendlyByteBuf, SetBookBinderTitlePayload> STREAM_CODEC =
+            StreamCodec.composite(ByteBufCodecs.VAR_INT, SetBookBinderTitlePayload::containerId,
+                    ByteBufCodecs.STRING_UTF8, SetBookBinderTitlePayload::title,
+                    SetBookBinderTitlePayload::new);
+
+    @Override public Type<? extends CustomPacketPayload> type() { return TYPE; }
+}

src/main/java/net/dnorberg/rivencraft/registry/ModBlockEntities.java

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package net.dnorberg.rivencraft.registry;
 
 import net.dnorberg.rivencraft.Rivencraft;
 import net.dnorberg.rivencraft.block.entity.BookStandBlockEntity;
+import net.dnorberg.rivencraft.block.entity.BookBinderBlockEntity;
 import net.dnorberg.rivencraft.block.entity.WritingDeskBlockEntity;
 import net.minecraft.core.registries.Registries;
 import net.minecraft.world.level.block.entity.BlockEntityType;
@@ -20,6 +21,9 @@ public final class ModBlockEntities {
     public static final DeferredHolder<BlockEntityType<?>, BlockEntityType<WritingDeskBlockEntity>> WRITING_DESK =
             BLOCK_ENTITIES.register("writing_desk", () -> BlockEntityType.Builder
                     .of(WritingDeskBlockEntity::new, ModBlocks.WRITING_DESK.get()).build(null));
+    public static final DeferredHolder<BlockEntityType<?>, BlockEntityType<BookBinderBlockEntity>> BOOK_BINDER =
+            BLOCK_ENTITIES.register("book_binder", () -> BlockEntityType.Builder
+                    .of(BookBinderBlockEntity::new, ModBlocks.BOOK_BINDER.get()).build(null));
 
     private ModBlockEntities() {
     }

src/main/java/net/dnorberg/rivencraft/registry/ModBlocks.java

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package net.dnorberg.rivencraft.registry;
 
 import net.dnorberg.rivencraft.Rivencraft;
 import net.dnorberg.rivencraft.block.BookStandBlock;
+import net.dnorberg.rivencraft.block.BookBinderBlock;
 import net.dnorberg.rivencraft.block.WritingDeskBlock;
 import net.minecraft.world.level.block.Blocks;
 import net.minecraft.world.level.block.state.BlockBehaviour;
@@ -21,6 +22,10 @@ public final class ModBlocks {
             "writing_desk", WritingDeskBlock::new,
             BlockBehaviour.Properties.ofFullCopy(Blocks.CRAFTING_TABLE).noOcclusion()
     );
+    public static final DeferredBlock<BookBinderBlock> BOOK_BINDER = BLOCKS.registerBlock(
+            "book_binder", BookBinderBlock::new,
+            BlockBehaviour.Properties.ofFullCopy(Blocks.CRAFTING_TABLE).noOcclusion()
+    );
 
     private ModBlocks() {
     }

src/main/java/net/dnorberg/rivencraft/registry/ModCreativeTabs.java

@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ public final class ModCreativeTabs {
                         output.accept(ModItems.NOTEBOOK.get());
                         output.accept(ModItems.INK_VIAL.get());
                         output.accept(ModItems.WRITING_DESK.get());
+                        output.accept(ModItems.BOOK_BINDER.get());
                     })
                     .build());
 

src/main/java/net/dnorberg/rivencraft/registry/ModDataComponents.java

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import net.dnorberg.rivencraft.book.LinkTarget;
 import net.dnorberg.rivencraft.book.AgeReference;
 import net.dnorberg.rivencraft.writing.PageContent;
 import net.dnorberg.rivencraft.writing.NotebookContents;
+import net.dnorberg.rivencraft.writing.OrderedWriting;
 import net.dnorberg.rivencraft.writing.SymbolDisplayMetadata;
 import com.mojang.serialization.Codec;
 import net.minecraft.core.component.DataComponentType;
@@ -61,6 +62,12 @@ public final class ModDataComponents {
                     .networkSynchronized(NotebookContents.STREAM_CODEC)
                     .cacheEncoding()
                     .build());
+    public static final DeferredHolder<DataComponentType<?>, DataComponentType<OrderedWriting>> BOOK_WRITING =
+            DATA_COMPONENTS.register("book_writing", () -> DataComponentType.<OrderedWriting>builder()
+                    .persistent(OrderedWriting.CODEC)
+                    .networkSynchronized(OrderedWriting.STREAM_CODEC)
+                    .cacheEncoding()
+                    .build());
     public static final DeferredHolder<DataComponentType<?>, DataComponentType<Integer>> INK_REMAINING =
             DATA_COMPONENTS.register("ink_remaining", () -> DataComponentType.<Integer>builder()
                     .persistent(Codec.intRange(0, 16))

src/main/java/net/dnorberg/rivencraft/registry/ModItems.java

@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ public final class ModItems {
             new Item.Properties().stacksTo(16)
     );
     public static final DeferredItem<BlockItem> WRITING_DESK = ITEMS.registerSimpleBlockItem(ModBlocks.WRITING_DESK);
+    public static final DeferredItem<BlockItem> BOOK_BINDER = ITEMS.registerSimpleBlockItem(ModBlocks.BOOK_BINDER);
 
     private ModItems() {
     }

src/main/java/net/dnorberg/rivencraft/registry/ModMenus.java

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package net.dnorberg.rivencraft.registry;
 import net.dnorberg.rivencraft.Rivencraft;
 import net.dnorberg.rivencraft.menu.NotebookMenu;
 import net.dnorberg.rivencraft.menu.WritingDeskMenu;
+import net.dnorberg.rivencraft.menu.BookBinderMenu;
 import net.minecraft.core.registries.Registries;
 import net.minecraft.world.inventory.MenuType;
 import net.neoforged.bus.api.IEventBus;
@@ -18,6 +19,8 @@ public final class ModMenus {
             MENUS.register("notebook", () -> IMenuTypeExtension.create(NotebookMenu::new));
     public static final DeferredHolder<MenuType<?>, MenuType<WritingDeskMenu>> WRITING_DESK =
             MENUS.register("writing_desk", () -> IMenuTypeExtension.create(WritingDeskMenu::new));
+    public static final DeferredHolder<MenuType<?>, MenuType<BookBinderMenu>> BOOK_BINDER =
+            MENUS.register("book_binder", () -> IMenuTypeExtension.create(BookBinderMenu::new));
 
     private ModMenus() {
     }

src/main/java/net/dnorberg/rivencraft/writing/OrderedWriting.java

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package net.dnorberg.rivencraft.writing;
 
 import com.mojang.serialization.Codec;
 import com.mojang.serialization.DataResult;
+import com.mojang.serialization.codecs.RecordCodecBuilder;
 import io.netty.buffer.ByteBuf;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
@@ -10,30 +11,50 @@ import net.minecraft.network.codec.ByteBufCodecs;
 import net.minecraft.network.codec.StreamCodec;
 
 /** Immutable ordered writing shared by pages, notebooks, desks, and books. */
-public record OrderedWriting(List<WritingEntry> entries) {
+public record OrderedWriting(int schemaVersion, List<WritingEntry> entries) {
+    public static final int CURRENT_SCHEMA_VERSION = 1;
     public static final int MAX_ENTRIES = 256;
     public static final OrderedWriting EMPTY = new OrderedWriting(List.of());
-    public static final Codec<OrderedWriting> CODEC = WritingEntry.CODEC.listOf()
+    private static final Codec<List<WritingEntry>> ENTRIES_CODEC = WritingEntry.CODEC.listOf()
             .validate(entries -> entries.size() <= MAX_ENTRIES
                     ? DataResult.success(entries)
-                    : DataResult.error(() -> "Writing exceeds " + MAX_ENTRIES + " entries"))
+                    : DataResult.error(() -> "Writing exceeds " + MAX_ENTRIES + " entries"));
-            .xmap(OrderedWriting::new, OrderedWriting::entries);
+    private static final Codec<OrderedWriting> VERSIONED_CODEC = RecordCodecBuilder.create(instance -> instance.group(
+            Codec.intRange(CURRENT_SCHEMA_VERSION, CURRENT_SCHEMA_VERSION)
+                    .fieldOf("schema_version").forGetter(OrderedWriting::schemaVersion),
+            ENTRIES_CODEC.fieldOf("entries").forGetter(OrderedWriting::entries)
+    ).apply(instance, OrderedWriting::new));
+    // 0.3.7.2 stored BOOK_WRITING as a bare list. Decode it without changing its order.
+    public static final Codec<OrderedWriting> CODEC = Codec.withAlternative(
+            VERSIONED_CODEC, ENTRIES_CODEC.xmap(OrderedWriting::new, OrderedWriting::entries));
     public static final StreamCodec<ByteBuf, OrderedWriting> STREAM_CODEC = StreamCodec.of(
             OrderedWriting::encode, OrderedWriting::decode);
 
     public OrderedWriting {
+        if (schemaVersion != CURRENT_SCHEMA_VERSION) {
+            throw new IllegalArgumentException("Unsupported writing schema version " + schemaVersion);
+        }
         entries = List.copyOf(Objects.requireNonNull(entries, "entries"));
         if (entries.size() > MAX_ENTRIES) {
             throw new IllegalArgumentException("Writing exceeds " + MAX_ENTRIES + " entries");
         }
     }
 
+    public OrderedWriting(List<WritingEntry> entries) {
+        this(CURRENT_SCHEMA_VERSION, entries);
+    }
+
     private static void encode(ByteBuf buffer, OrderedWriting writing) {
+        ByteBufCodecs.VAR_INT.encode(buffer, writing.schemaVersion);
         ByteBufCodecs.VAR_INT.encode(buffer, writing.entries.size());
         writing.entries.forEach(entry -> WritingEntry.STREAM_CODEC.encode(buffer, entry));
     }
 
     private static OrderedWriting decode(ByteBuf buffer) {
+        int schemaVersion = ByteBufCodecs.VAR_INT.decode(buffer);
+        if (schemaVersion != CURRENT_SCHEMA_VERSION) {
+            throw new IllegalArgumentException("Unsupported writing schema version " + schemaVersion);
+        }
         int size = ByteBufCodecs.VAR_INT.decode(buffer);
         if (size < 0 || size > MAX_ENTRIES) {
             throw new IllegalArgumentException("Invalid writing entry count " + size);
@@ -42,6 +63,6 @@ public record OrderedWriting(List<WritingEntry> entries) {
         for (int index = 0; index < size; index++) {
             entries.add(WritingEntry.STREAM_CODEC.decode(buffer));
         }
-        return new OrderedWriting(entries);
+        return new OrderedWriting(schemaVersion, entries);
     }
 }

src/main/resources/assets/rivencraft/blockstates/book_binder.json

@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+{
+  "variants": {
+    "facing=north": {"model":"rivencraft:block/book_binder"},
+    "facing=east": {"model":"rivencraft:block/book_binder","y":90},
+    "facing=south": {"model":"rivencraft:block/book_binder","y":180},
+    "facing=west": {"model":"rivencraft:block/book_binder","y":270}
+  }
+}

src/main/resources/assets/rivencraft/lang/en_us.json

@@ -18,6 +18,17 @@
   "item.rivencraft.ink_vial": "Ink Vial",
   "block.rivencraft.writing_desk": "Writing Desk",
   "container.rivencraft.writing_desk": "Writing Desk",
+  "block.rivencraft.book_binder": "Book Binder",
+  "container.rivencraft.book_binder": "Book Binder",
+  "screen.rivencraft.book_binder.title": "Book title",
+  "screen.rivencraft.book_binder.title_hint": "Name the book",
+  "screen.rivencraft.book_binder.missing_panel": "Link Panel required as the first page",
+  "screen.rivencraft.book_binder.cover": "Cover · Link Panel · Notebook",
+  "screen.rivencraft.book_binder.import": "Import Notebook",
+  "screen.rivencraft.book_binder.import.tooltip": "Move all Notebook pages into the binder in order",
+  "screen.rivencraft.book_binder.move_previous": "Move selected page left",
+  "screen.rivencraft.book_binder.move_next": "Move selected page right",
+  "screen.rivencraft.book_binder.select_hint": "Right-click page to select",
   "screen.rivencraft.writing_desk.ink": "Ink: %s/%s",
   "screen.rivencraft.writing_desk.search": "Search",
   "screen.rivencraft.writing_desk.no_symbols": "No available symbols",
@@ -49,6 +60,10 @@
   "screen.rivencraft.age.name_prompt": "Name this Age before writing the Descriptive Book",
   "screen.rivencraft.age.create": "Create",
   "screen.rivencraft.age.generator": "Terrain: %s",
+  "screen.rivencraft.age.pages": "Pages",
+  "screen.rivencraft.age.details": "Details",
+  "screen.rivencraft.age.pages_count": "Writing %s/%s",
+  "screen.rivencraft.age.pages_not_applied": "Symbols not applied yet",
   "screen.rivencraft.age.trait.biomes": "Biomes: %s",
   "screen.rivencraft.age.trait.lighting": "Lighting: %s",
   "screen.rivencraft.age.trait.weather": "Weather: %s",
@@ -99,7 +114,6 @@
   "generator.rivencraft.void": "Void",
   "generator.rivencraft.random_vanilla": "Standard",
   "screen.rivencraft.book.preview_pending": "Loading destination...",
-  "screen.rivencraft.book.click_to_link": "Click the panel to link",
   "screen.rivencraft.book.explore": "Explore",
   "screen.rivencraft.book.exploring": "Exploring",
   "screen.rivencraft.book.return_from_explore": "Right-click to return",

src/main/resources/assets/rivencraft/models/block/book_binder.json

@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+{
+  "parent": "minecraft:block/block",
+  "textures": {
+    "particle": "rivencraft:block/book_binder",
+    "body": "rivencraft:block/book_binder",
+    "press": "rivencraft:block/book_binder_press"
+  },
+  "elements": [
+    {
+      "from": [0, 0, 0], "to": [16, 10, 16],
+      "faces": {
+        "north": {"texture":"#body","uv":[0,4,4,6.5]},
+        "east": {"texture":"#body","uv":[4,4,8,6.5]},
+        "south": {"texture":"#body","uv":[8,4,12,6.5]},
+        "west": {"texture":"#body","uv":[12,4,16,6.5]},
+        "up": {"texture":"#body","uv":[4,0,8,4]},
+        "down": {"texture":"#body","uv":[8,0,12,4]}
+      }
+    },
+    {
+      "from": [0, 10, 1], "to": [3, 14, 15],
+      "faces": {
+        "north": {"texture":"#press","uv":[0,4,1.5,6]},
+        "east": {"texture":"#press","uv":[0,0,7,2]},
+        "south": {"texture":"#press","uv":[2,4,3.5,6]},
+        "west": {"texture":"#press","uv":[0,2,7,4]},
+        "up": {"texture":"#press","uv":[7,0,8.5,6]},
+        "down": {"texture":"#press","uv":[8.5,0,10,7]}
+      }
+    },
+    {
+      "from": [13, 10, 1], "to": [16, 14, 15],
+      "faces": {
+        "north": {"texture":"#press","uv":[0,4,1.5,6]},
+        "east": {"texture":"#press","uv":[0,0,7,2]},
+        "south": {"texture":"#press","uv":[2,4,3.5,6]},
+        "west": {"texture":"#press","uv":[0,2,7,4]},
+        "up": {"texture":"#press","uv":[7,0,8.5,6]},
+        "down": {"texture":"#press","uv":[8.5,0,10,7]}
+      }
+    },
+    {
+      "from": [3, 11, 3], "to": [13, 12, 4],
+      "faces": {
+        "north": {"texture":"#press","uv":[1,15.5,6,16]},
+        "south": {"texture":"#press","uv":[7,15.5,12,16]},
+        "up": {"texture":"#press","uv":[0.5,15,5.5,15.5]},
+        "down": {"texture":"#press","uv":[5.5,15,10.5,15.5]}
+      }
+    },
+    {
+      "from": [3, 11, 12], "to": [13, 12, 13],
+      "faces": {
+        "north": {"texture":"#press","uv":[1,15.5,6,16]},
+        "south": {"texture":"#press","uv":[7,15.5,12,16]},
+        "up": {"texture":"#press","uv":[0.5,15,5.5,15.5]},
+        "down": {"texture":"#press","uv":[5.5,15,10.5,15.5]}
+      }
+    }
+  ]
+}

src/main/resources/assets/rivencraft/models/block/writing_desk.json

@@ -1,11 +1,62 @@
 {
-  "parent": "minecraft:block/block",
+	"format_version": "26.3",
-  "textures": {"wood":"rivencraft:block/writing_desk_wood","inlay":"rivencraft:block/writing_desk_inlay","particle":"rivencraft:block/writing_desk_wood"},
+	"credit": "Made with Blockbench",
-  "elements": [
+	"parent": "minecraft:block/block",
-    {"from":[0,0,1],"to":[16,1,15],"faces":{"up":{"texture":"#wood"},"down":{"texture":"#wood"},"north":{"texture":"#wood"},"south":{"texture":"#wood"},"east":{"texture":"#wood"},"west":{"texture":"#wood"}}},
+	"textures": {
-    {"from":[0,8,0],"to":[16,9,16],"faces":{"up":{"texture":"#inlay"},"down":{"texture":"#wood"},"north":{"texture":"#wood"},"south":{"texture":"#wood"},"east":{"texture":"#wood"},"west":{"texture":"#wood"}}},
+		"2": "rivencraft:block/writing_desk",
-    {"from":[0,0,1],"to":[1,8,15],"faces":{"up":{"texture":"#wood"},"down":{"texture":"#wood"},"north":{"texture":"#wood"},"south":{"texture":"#wood"},"east":{"texture":"#wood"},"west":{"texture":"#wood"}}},
+		"particle": "rivencraft:block/writing_desk"
-    {"from":[1,3,1],"to":[16,4,15],"faces":{"up":{"texture":"#wood"},"down":{"texture":"#wood"},"north":{"texture":"#wood"},"south":{"texture":"#wood"},"east":{"texture":"#wood"},"west":{"texture":"#wood"}}},
+	},
-    {"from":[0,9,15],"to":[16,15,16],"faces":{"up":{"texture":"#wood"},"down":{"texture":"#wood"},"north":{"texture":"#wood"},"south":{"texture":"#wood"},"east":{"texture":"#wood"},"west":{"texture":"#wood"}}}
+	"elements": [
-  ]
+		{
-}
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+}

src/main/resources/assets/rivencraft/models/block/writing_desk_extension.json

@@ -1,11 +1,88 @@
 {
-  "parent": "minecraft:block/block",
+	"format_version": "26.3",
-  "textures": {"wood":"rivencraft:block/writing_desk_wood","inlay":"rivencraft:block/writing_desk_inlay","particle":"rivencraft:block/writing_desk_wood"},
+	"credit": "Made with Blockbench",
-  "elements": [
+	"parent": "minecraft:block/block",
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+		"2": "rivencraft:block/writing_desk",
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+		"particle": "rivencraft:block/writing_desk"
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+	"elements": [
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+		{
-}
+			"from": [1, 0, 1],
+			"to": [15, 1, 15],
+			"rotation": {"angle": 0, "axis": "y", "origin": [1, 0, 0]},
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+				"down": {"uv": [4, 0, 5, 2], "texture": "#2"}
+			}
+		},
+		{
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+			"to": [16, 11, 15],
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+				"up": {"uv": [0.49219, 10.96094, 1.49219, 12.08594], "texture": "#2"},
+				"down": {"uv": [5.75313, 5.36719, 5.8125, 7.125], "texture": "#2"}
+			}
+		},
+		{
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+			"to": [1, 11, 15],
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+		},
+		{
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+			"to": [15, 6, 15],
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+				"up": {"uv": [1.8125, 4.125, 2.8125, 2.125], "texture": "#2"},
+				"down": {"uv": [9, 0, 10, 2], "texture": "#2"}
+			}
+		},
+		{
+			"from": [0, 0, 15],
+			"to": [16, 11, 16],
+			"rotation": {"angle": 0, "axis": "y", "origin": [0, -9, 0]},
+			"faces": {
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+}

src/main/resources/assets/rivencraft/models/item/book_binder.json

@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+{
+  "parent": "rivencraft:block/book_binder"
+}

src/main/resources/data/rivencraft/loot_table/blocks/book_binder.json

@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+{
+  "type": "minecraft:block",
+  "pools": [{"rolls":1,"entries":[{"type":"minecraft:item","name":"rivencraft:book_binder"}]}]
+}

src/main/resources/data/rivencraft/recipe/book_binder.json

@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+{
+  "type": "minecraft:crafting_shaped",
+  "category": "misc",
+  "pattern": ["III", "PPP", "P P"],
+  "key": {
+    "I": {"item":"minecraft:iron_ingot"},
+    "P": {"tag":"minecraft:planks"}
+  },
+  "result": {"id":"rivencraft:book_binder","count":1}
+}