Book

Items

Book — item.

Obtaining

A book is crafted from three paper and one leather. It can also appear in several generated chest tables, including villages, strongholds, igloos, and the starting bonus chest.

Data: Obtaining
Pattern	Paper, paper, paper, leather
Output	1 book
Chest sources	Village, stronghold, igloo, or bonus chest

Crafting

crafting grid

Result

Book

Ingredients match the published snapshot.

Usage

Books are used with bookshelves, enchanting tables, and written-book variants.

Crafting ingredient

A book is the base for a writable book: combine it with an ink sac and a feather. Books also remain a material for bookshelf construction and the enchanted-book workflow at an enchanting table.

Data: Crafting ingredient
Writable book	1 book + 1 ink sac + 1 feather
Bookshelf	Books are used as the book component
Enchanting	Receives enchantments through the enchanting table

Data values

The item uses the `minecraft:book` identifier and stacks to 64 in the materials category.

Data: Data values
Identifier	`minecraft:book`
Version	Minecraft 26.2
Item model	assets/minecraft/models/item/book.json
Max stack	64
Category	Materials
Written form	Combines with ink and a feather as a writable book

Book and QuillItem

History

26.2Item facts were published from the verified snapshot.Provenance: 918feb41c87c05a6f3e94e327fb01a82543180a2376b65610c6f0521456532a5

Gallery

Book image — Book — Book · Local Minecraft asset

Book image — Writable book — Writable book · Local Minecraft asset

Book image — Enchanted book — Enchanted book · Local Minecraft asset

Book image — Bookshelf — Bookshelf · Local Minecraft asset

Book image — Enchanting table — Enchanting table · Local Minecraft asset

Paper — Crafting material · Local Minecraft asset

Leather — Crafting material · Local Minecraft asset

Ink sac — Writable-book ingredient · Local Minecraft asset

Feather — Writable-book ingredient · Local Minecraft asset

Enchanting book — Enchanting context · Local Minecraft asset

References

Data: References
Validated DeepMine snapshot	Validated DeepMine snapshot
Snapshot ID	918feb41c87c05a6f3e94e327fb01a82543180a2376b65610c6f0521456532a5
Digest	`745fb8293f32bd243aebb4b9fb7d0d4711e36652d979d8b6984d38c9d780a4f9`

Data and provenance

minecraft:book

Snapshot digest verified.

Page is awaiting additional checks.Missing locales: ru, en

Facts

Facts are not available for this version yet.

Data source745fb8293f32bd243aebb4b9fb7d0d4711e36652d979d8b6984d38c9d780a4f9

Provenance and publication

Readiness: Pending
Snapshot: 918feb41c87c05a6f3e94e327fb01a82543180a2376b65610c6f0521456532a5
Source set: 918feb41c87c05a6f3e94e327fb01a82543180a2376b65610c6f0521456532a5
Entity identifier: minecraft:book
Digest: 745fb8293f32bd243aebb4b9fb7d0d4711e36652d979d8b6984d38c9d780a4f9
Missing locales: ru, en