Robot is a wonderful example of a multi-action pop-up/movable book where each illustrated, brightly colored page includes flaps, pull-tabs, and other mechanisms.
Tag: Smithsonian Libraries
Because of their size, miniature books present special challenges for shelving, preservation, and exhibition, but this fact only adds to their appeal as curiosities and collectibles.
At the Smithsonian Libraries, we are surrounded by American trade literature, so It isn’t unusual to see some catalogs for patent medicines with what we would now consider outrageous claims for a product’s miracle qualities.
Marion Bataille, a French graphic artist and illustrator who works for the Pompidou Centre and Le Monde, has crafted this clever pop-up/movable book alphabet book. Each letter is represented in diverse ways.
But the lack of knowledge of why there is such a thing as Button Day shouldn’t prevent us from celebrating all things button, or from highlighting a button-related item from our collections.
Most of the comments we get lately is this electronic junk mail. I’m not sure why these people even bother. I guess they think that we get enough traffic that we might drive some to their sites, which is sort of flattering. But does internet spam really work?
A bigger than life three-dimensional form of a bee emerges from this small 5 ½-inch book when the carousel mechanism is unfolded.