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| Allerlei Papierarbeiten by Hildergard Gierke and Alice Kuczynski, 1910 | |||||||
'Allerlei Papierarbeiten' by Hildergard Gierke and Alice Kuczynski was published by Drud und Verlag B G Teubner in Leipzig and Berlin in 1910. This book is volume 5 of a series of 'Kleine Beschaftigungsbucher' (Small Activity Books) for the nursery and kindergarten from the same publisher. This page is based on the 1910 1st edition, a copy of which was kindly supplied to me by Birgit Ebbert.
********** The Foreword seems to be a generalised Foreword for the series as a whole rather than specific to this volume. It states that these books are 'intended to offer suggestions for manual and practical work for children that satisfies their creative spirit, encourages it, and sharpens children's eyes for the usefulness and beauty of everyday objects.' There is a telling passage which states that 'the collection could easily have been doubled or tripled, but this would impair the inventive spirit ... rather than stimulate it.' Following the Foreword the book contains a chapter headed 'Allerlei Papierarbeten' which seems to be an introduction to this particular volume. This is reproduced in full below. ********** This work has a complex publishing history: A 2nd edition was published in 1912, with the authors given as Hildegard v. Gierke and Alice Davidsohn. A translation into Russian by N.A. Kirpichnikova was published by Moscow: Izd. I.D. Sytina Publ.in 1913. A 3rd edition was published in 1918, with the authors given as Hildegard v. Gierke and Alice Davidsohn-Kuczynski. A 4th edition was published in 1921, with the authors given as Hildegard von Gierke and Alice Dorpalen. A 5th edition was published in 1923, with the authors given as Hildegard v. Gierke and Alice Davidsohn-Kuczynski. A 6th edition was published in 1926, with the authors given as Hildegard v. Gierke and Alice Davidsohn-Kuczynsk. It is possible that the contents of all these 'editions' are identical. A heavily revised 7th edition was published in 1936, with the authors given as Hilde Wulff and Carola Babick. Alice Kuczynski is the same person as Alice Davidsohn, Alice Davidsohn-Kuczynski and Alice Dorpalen. Hilde Wulff is not the same person as Hildegard Gierke. ********** This work is mentioned in Gershon Legman's 'Bibliography of Paperfolding' which was published in 1952.
********** Analysis The work is divided into two sections, Das Falten and Das Auschneiden. Das Falten
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********** First Series
Designs 1 to XIII are Simple Folds of Life
********** Drachen (Kite) It seems to me that this is the same design as The Flounder below.
********** Handspiegel (Fledermaus) (Hand Mirror or Bat) - The Hand Mirror This design is made by bringing one of the flaps down underneath the design. The flap can then serve as a handle to hold the hand-mirror by. It is not obvious to me how this design can be interpreted as a bat.
********** Flunder - The Flounder
********** Tisch - The Table
No illustration ********** Windmuhle - The Windmill
********** Sigarrentasche - The Cigar Case
********** Vase - The Vase
********** Dampfschiff (Steamboat) - The Boat with Sail
No illustration ********** Vogel - The Cocotte / Pajarita
********** Doppelkahn - The Double Boat
********** Kahn mit Kasten (Boat with Box) - The Boat with Fishbox
********** Kasten (Box) - The Large Box (but without the final locking folds)
********** Rahmen (Frame) - The Frame
********** Stehspiegel (Standing Mirror) - The Mirror
No illustration ********** Gondel - The Gondola
********** Second Series The first three of these are also Simple Folds of Life Buch (Book) -
No illustration ********** Schrank (Wardrobe)
No illustration ********** Fenster mit Fensterladen (Window with Shutter)
No illustration ********** Tasse (Cup) - The Cup and Saucer
(Illustration in book is the other way up) ********** Haus mit Gartchen - The House with Garden
********** Sopha - The Bench with Arms
********** Mulde (Trough) - The Trough
No illustration ********** Edbrett - The Shelf
No illustration ********** Schweinchen - The Pig
********** Individual Forms
********** Drachen - The Flyable Kite
No illustration ********** Pfeil - The Paper Dart
No illustration ********** Tute (Bag) - The Hexagonal Packet From a 3x4 rectangle
********** Briefchen (Letter) - The Love Knot Letterfold
********** Portemonnaie - The Wide Wallet
No illustration ********** Boot - The Inside-Out Boat
No illustration ********** Langlicher Kasten (Elongated Box) - The Patisserie Box
********** Helm - The Newspaper Hat In this version one corner is folded forwards and the other backwards.
********** Wandtasche - The Wall Pocket
********** Schiff - The Paper Boat
********** Bischofsmutze - The Mitre
********** Pennal - The Pencil Case
********** Brieftasche - The Wallet
********** Klatsche - The Banger (single barrelled))
********** Doppelklatsche - The Banger (double-barrelled)
********** Kasten mit Deckel (Box with Lid) - The Junk Box
********** Gondel mit Lehnen - (Gondola with Backrests) - The Chinese Junk
********** Schrank (Wardrobe) - ??????
********** Schnappschnabel - The (Cut) Paper Snapper
********** Tisch - ????? These instructions appear to me to be incorrect.
********** Blumentisch (Flower Table) - Box on Legs
********** Schaukel (Swing) These instructions appear to me to be incorrect.
********** Bett (Bed) - Bed with Curled Ends From a 1 x 4 rectangle
********** Treppe - Staircase
********** Blasebalg - The Bellows
********** Ball - The Waterbomb
********** Storch (Stork) - The Flapping Bird There is no evidence that the author knew that the wings could be made to flap.
********** Frosch - The Inflatable Frog The author is aware that this frog can be made to hop but there is no mention of it being inflatable.
********** Einfacher Kasten (Simple Box) - Cut Box (Paper Sloyd)
********** Windmuhle - The Cut and Fold Windmill
********** Geschlossener Kasten (Closed Box) - The Catherine of Cleves Box
********** Zeppelin III - Cardboard Modelling
********** Schonheitsforman - Forms of Beauty
********** Geometric Forms
********** Das Ausschneiden This second section of the book is about cutting paper. Some of the activities use folding as an aid to cutting symmetrical figures. There are also instructions for making a number of simple cardboard modelling designs. The majority of this second half of the book does not merit analysing in detail but there are two sections which are worth particular attention: Sterne This star-making activity is a version of the Froebelian occupation of Ausschneiden und Aufkleben but which only makes use of the simplest possible examples.
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********** 'Tutlein spring hinein' This game makes use of Paper Springs.
********** Selected Pages
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********** The full text of the 'Das Falten' section of the book is given above. Relevant extracts from the 'Das Auschneiden' section of the work are given above. ********** The Plates
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