The Encyclopedia Of Origami: The Complete, Fully Illustrated Guide to the Folded Paper Arts

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Summary: Enjoyable projects, nice results, good book
Review: One of the better origami books, The Encyclopedia of Origami does one of the best jobs of describing and illustrating how to make the folds that I have seen. That is usually the biggest problem with origami books, how do you describe and illustrate an unusual fold? This is a three-dimensional activity illustrated in a two-dimensional medium and is difficult to describe well. Author Nick Robinson does a great job and all the folds on the projects I did were easy to figure out.

The book is divided into five sections that work from basic techniques to beginner projects to intermediate projects to challenging projects and ends with a photographic piece on origami from around the world. This last section showcases masterful pieces of origami work and while it does not include instructions for these pieces it does provide a glimpse of what can be done by a professional.

Some of the included subjects include geometric shapes, animals, and flowers. With projects for all ages, The Encyclopedia of Origami is a wonderfully fun book anyone can use to successfully fold origami pieces and a highly recommended book.

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Summary: The models in the cover do not have diagrams inside!
Review: This is a very nice book to look because it has several models of many talented origami designers, but these diagrams are not in the book. The book have some diagrams for simple models of Nick Robinson, but not much. A good book to look at, but very expensive.