Printed on cream colored paper with a fleur des lys pattern is a running list, in two columns and covering 21 pages, of all the wars that have taken place since the year 1 A.D. Representing peacful times are perpendicular lines. The accordion fold operates vertically if you wish to read the names of the wars and their dates which are printed in tiny font. Issued in palin cardboard wrap around portfolio with a label on the cover and velcro closings., On the front page, below the title is printed: "Years with No Acts of 'OPEN AND DECLARED ARMED HOSTILE CONFLICT' Are Indicated with a Perpendicular Line. Perhaps They Were Periods of Peace."