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TABLE OF CONTENTS

  • Origami: A Historical Overview
  • Part I: HOW TO READ ORIGAMI DIAGRAMS
          Origami Symbols
          Basic Folds
          Basic Techniques
          Bases
          Folding Hints
          Model Rating
  • Part II: MODELS
    • TRICKS AND TOYS:
            Shirt and Pants(Rachel Katz)
            Magic Pocket(magic trick)
            Flapping Birdmagic trick
            Drinking Bird(Laura Kruskal)
            Stellated Octahedron(Sam Ciulla)
            Gyroscope(Lewis Simon)
            Magic Star(Robert Neale)
            Kaleidoscope Flower(Fumio Inoue, Hisa Amimoto)
            Pop-up Snake(Gay Merrill Gross)
            Jack-in-the-Box(Gay Merrill Gross,Nick Robinson)
            Butterfly Ball(magic trickKenneth Kawamura)
    • BOXES, BAGS, and OTHER CONTAINERS:
            Masu Box
            Box Divider(Paolo Bascetta)
            Card Case(Humiaki Huzita)
            Card or Photo Holder(Ralph Matthews)
            Wallet(Nick Robinson)
            Shopping Bag(Fred Rohm)
            Basket(Aldo Putignano)
            Envelope(Didier Boursin)
    • ANIMALS AND BIRDS:
            Crane
            Chain of Cranes
            Sparrow(Gloria Farison)
            Koala(Yoshihide Momotani)
            Peacock(Adolpho Cerceda)
    • DECORATIONS:
            Chinese Lucky Star(3D)
            Five-Diamond Decoration(Mike Thomas)
            Heart Locket(Gay Merrill Gross)
            Hexahedron(Molly Kahn)
            Fluted Diamond(Molly Kahn)
            Hanging Ornaments
            Jewelry
            Corsage
            Origami for Parties
  • Part III: PAPERS AND SPECIAL TECHNIQUES
  • SOURCES FOR ORIGAMI MATERIALS
  • ORIGAMI SOCIETIES
  • INDEX

Title: The Art of Origami
Author: Gay Merrill Gross
Format/Publication Date: HC:1993
Publisher: The Friedman Publishing Co., NY
Language: English
Page Count: 120
Book Dimensions(ht. x w.): 10 1/4" x 10 1/4"
ISBN: 0792458419

SUMMARY- This is a really fun book! If I were looking for an origami book to give to kid, this one I'd hunt down. The action toys rock, the practical models are both versatile and useful, and it gives lots of ideas at the end to use the models in different ways - with lots of information about origami, great diagrams and basic instructions.