Fascinating Origami: 101 Models by Adolfo Cerceda
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Book Overview
Adolfo Cerceda (1923-79) was a talented Argentinian magician and an exceptionally gifted origamist. Many of his creations - such as the Arab on horseback, baseball player, bullfighter, and flamenco... This description may be from another edition of this product.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0486293513
ISBN13:9780486293516
Release Date:February 1997
Publisher:Dover Publications
Length:208 Pages
Weight:0.80 lbs.
Dimensions:0.5" x 6.6" x 9.3"
Age Range:12 years and up
Grade Range:Grade 7 and higher
Customer Reviews
2 ratings
A picture's worth a thousand words
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 24 years ago
After reading two grossly conflicting reviews, I decided borrow a copy of "Fascinating Origami" from a friend. My thoughts: this book is NOT for beginners - unless you ace all of Mensa's spatially oriented tests. On the other hand, if you have folded any of Montroll's medium-hard creations, you should be able to make it through the pictorial instructions without much trouble. (Most of the time. But use a scrap piece first, just in case.) The resulting models are also at a par with some of Montroll's best, making it well worth your while!
The best origami book I've found!
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 25 years ago
Adolfo Cerceda's "Fascinating Origami" is by far the clearest, easiest-to-understand book of origami that I've found so far. In most books, there will be those one or two folds that throw you no matter what you do; not so here! His instructions include no text and at first glance seem very complicated, but are extremely accurate and easy to follow. If you want to learn some of Cerceda's models, this is the book to do it with! I have folded some of his models using other books, and found that the instructions there were much harder to follow and often used much more complex folds to achieve the same end. Lastly, I've found the original figures in this book to be more lifelike than most that I've folded. You don't have to use much imagination to see the life behind his models; many of his birds are especially realistic. I recommend this book highly to any person with a minimal background in origami. Its easy-to-follow instructions lead to some wonderful pieces of origami.
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