ssd's annotated Origami bibliography
Origami is the Japanese word for the art of paperfolding.
The art is actually was originally Chinese, but Japanese paper
advanced faster. Today, of course, it is an international art, not
limited to any nationality.
Beginner's books
- The Magic of Origami, Alice Gray and Kunihiko Kasahara
- very basic intro; many many models with a wide range of difficulty; this is the first Origami book I learned from.
- Origami: Paperfolding for Fun, Eric Kenneway
- EXCELLENT beginner's instructions; diagram of folds in table of contents; many simple models.
other books...
- Origami for the Enthusiast, John Montroll
- Also fondly known as "Origami for the Masochist"; many very
very difficult models, not recommended for anyone but the expert!!
(Also, there are almost no words in this book, although generally
they are not needed, as Origami diagrams are very explicit.)
Montroll has invented many patterns, and puts many steps between
diagrams. The simplest model shows 12 diagrams; one model has 78
diagrams. Montroll's inventions tend to be very detailed and very
realistic looking!
- Origami Sea Life, John Montroll, Robert J. Lang
- This book contains a few folds similar to those in Orgami for
the Enthusiast, as well as completely new ones, but the
diagrams are more detailed and much easier to follow.
- The Complete Book of Origami, Robert J. Lang
- This book contains many complex and interesting looking figures.
A few are similar to Montroll's creations.
- Origami for the connoisseur, Kunihiko Kasahara and Toshie Takahama
- This book contains a lot of theory discussions mixed with
models. Many of the models are modern, including several very
interesting modular orgami models, and folds to make all five of
the classical regular solids out of squares. Also included are
animals, traditional Japanese boxes, and others.
- Unit Origami: Multidimensional Transformations, Tomoko Fuse`
- This book is dedicated entirely to modular origami (my favorite)
- Origami Museum Animals, Akira Yoshizawa
- Origami Sculptures, John Montroll
- Origami: The Art of Paperfolding, Robert Harbin
- This book contains several more American folds mixed in with many traditional folds. (beginner's level)
If you would like to add to this annotated bibliography,
send me mail!
Recently, I found some other Origami sites...so I'll include them here...
If you see Origami on Yahoo, lemme know, and I'll put a link here.
SSD 10-sept-99