#Movable Mondays: The Daily Express [video]
Welcome to the second of a nine-part video series, called #MovableMondays, highlighting publications from historic movable books through contemporary pop-ups found within the Rare Book Collection in the Libraries Mahn Center for Archives and Special Collections.
One leap forward in the field of pop-up books came with the publication of the The Daily Express Children's Annual, (circa 1930s) printed by Lane Publications, which contains illustrations engineered to spring forward, or rise three-dimensionally when opened. Produced by Louis Giraud, this five-part publication laid the groundwork for Girauds well-known Bookano book series.
You see a real evolution in the mechanics of the books Now all you have to do is open the page, and you are going to see a pop-up, even though they werent called pop-ups at the time, said Miriam Intrator, special collections librarian. Giraud called the moveable parts of his books living models [because] they are some of the early examples of pop-ups.
Despite their huge popularity, this genre of books may often be overlooked within the walls of academiawhich makes #MovableMondays even more enticing to the viewer.
Follow the series on the Libraries social media accounts: , , and and be sure to check out the Feb. 11 #MovableMondays featuring .
Here is the Jan. 14th video you may have missed: Astronomicum Caesareum
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