English Seaside ....

 Indigo and walnut smocked books. More 'English Seaside' than 'Mediterranean Coast' ...

 

Inspired by recent trips to the Jurassic coastlines of England, famous for their fossils and Alum mining: Kimmeridge  and  North Yorkshire

 

... Kimmeridge in the South ...

 

... and Whitby in the North, hunting for black treasure (Whitby Jet)