Robert Sabuda & Matthew Reinhart
As usual, The Guardian leads the way with its wide ranging book coverage. This article looks at the papercrafting art of pop-up book masters Robert Sabuda and Matthew Reinhart
Pop-up books are still often thought of as novelties, but in fact, says Sabuda, they date back to the 13th century, and the “volvelles”, or movable discs, used by monks to keep track of religious festivals, and by astronomers to chart the heavens. In the late 1700s pop-up books were used to teach artists the rules of perspective, but since the 19th century, movable books, with cut-outs, peepholes and pop-ups, have made regular appearances in children’s literature.
