There is an archive of vintage flipbooks . The archive is in French but that does not prevent you from viewing these little gems animated for your pleasure.
I have been browsing the Art Passions site which has grown out of a love of illustration and an antique fairy tale book habit. Take a look around and explore the site find out about such artists as Arthur Rackham, Gustave Dore, William Morris, Aubrey Beardsley, Edmund Dulac, Kay Nielsen, …
For those who are folktale and fairy tale addicts you will love Sur la Lune Fairytales It is self described as “A portal to the realm of fairy tale and folklore studies featuring 35 annotated fairy tales, including their histories, similar tales across cultures, and over 1,200 illustrations.” Perhaps if …
I always become interested in the paper arts about this time of year as I like to make cards, gift tags and even print on papers as gift wrap. I like the idea of packaging gifts in unusual ways so I head off online for ideas. With Christmas just around …
The winners of the 2005 Graceful Envelope Contest are published online. This competition is sponsored by the National Association of Letter Carriers and administered by the Washington Calligraphers Guild. The theme of anything beginning with P obviously inspired many original entries.
The Blackwell Museum houses a fascinating illustrated article on horn books which were a paper saving format made for children to use. Paper was covered with a thin piece of cows horn which was transparent. These books were actually used and the article covers how they were made.
Free downloads of both traditional and contemporary origami papers that can be found at the Canon Japan website. With over 40 patterns available and instructions on how to make a number of origami animals this site should keep anyone interested in paper crafts busy for a while at least! Go …
