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Old 10-01-2014, 02:36 PM
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First book on paper modeling?

A friend recently sent me this link to a very interesting blog post on what is probably the first book on designing paper models, Papyro-plastics, or the art of modelling in paper, from 1824.

52 Weeks of Historical How-To’s, Week 46: How to Make Paper Models | Echoes from the Vault

It's too bad there aren't more images from the book, but perhaps one of our Scottish paper modelers could go by the library and make some copies?
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Old 10-01-2014, 03:51 PM
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Had a quick look at some book searching engines. Two copies for sale, for the serious hobbyist - only ca. 250 USD each: Books found
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Old 10-01-2014, 04:50 PM
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Really! And the second copy is in British pounds, so closer to $500. I guess I'm not as serious as I thought I was...
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No need buying it, it's on Google Books. And it's the second edition which is nice because the first edition had errors in design as the author himself says in the foreword for the second edition.

Look here for the book.

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Thumbs up Google books

Ha - Tappi

What an amazing find, God bless google books.
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Interesting little book.
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Awesome find.
Lovely language and text.

Ray (Texman) needs to read this book! lol

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...objects ought not to be represented on too large or on too small a scale.
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And when the scale is too small, it frequently occasions a waste of time and labour,
and too diminutive models rarely succeed after all.




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I love this line:

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Neither should such objects be attempted which cannot be well represented in paper.
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