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Parts of the work were later republished as 'How to Cut and Fold Paper' and 'Bamberger's Manual of Paper Folding, Clay Modelling and Cardboard Work'.

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Analysis

1. Paper Folding (Flat Forms) - aimed at pupils of the lowest primary or first school year.

This contains instructions for making a series of Froebelian Forms of Beauty, although there is no mention that this is what they are.

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2. Paper Folding (Geometrical Forms) - aimed at pupils of the second school year.

This contains instructions for making geometric shapes by paperfolding. In his preface that author states that 'many of the forms have been copied from 'Seidels Arbeits Schule' (sic). This is presumably a reference to Robert Seidel but I have not been able to identify the exact source referred to.

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3. Paper Cutting and Mounting - aimed at pupils of the third school year.

This contains instructions for Froebel's occupation of Ausschneiden und Aufkleben, but, although it is surprisingly true to Froebel's original concept, the introduction for instance stating that the pieces cut off from the main design are to be used in the final mounted pattern 'to encourage thrift' ...

... no mention of the origin of this type of manual work is given.

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4. Clay Cutting or Clay Carving - aimed at pupils of the fourth school year

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5. Card-board Work (First Course) - aimed at pupils of the fifth school year.

This booklet is not really about cardboard work at all but about technical drawing of lines, angles and polygons on cardboard.

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6. Card-board Work (Course II) - aimed at pupils of the fifth school year.

This chapter is about the making of containers, polyhedra and models of furniture etc by the cardboard modelling technique.

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