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Deliciae physico mathematicae Volume 3 by Georg Phillip Harsdorffer, 1653

Volume 3 of 'Deliciae physico mathematicae' was a follow up to Daniel Schwenter's 1636 book written by Georg Phillip Harsdorffer, and published in 1653. A full copy of the work is available here ******** Pages 189 to 190 contain information about the folding of tablecloths. ****** Page 252 contains a cut and fold net for a rhombicuboctahedron (although the net is incorrect as it is ten segments, rather than just eight, in height). ****** Pages 256 and 257 show how to make a tabula striatae, a multiple image picture, from triangular wooden slats. ********