| The Public Paperfolding History Project
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| Folded Octagrams / Eight-Pointed Stars | |||||||
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page is being used to collect information about the
history of folded octagrams and eight-pointed stars made
by folding paper. Please contact me if you know any of
this information is incorrect or if you have any other
information that should be added. Thank you. ********** Octagrams 1877 A method of folding an octagram under the title of 'Cares superimposes' (Superimposed Squares) appears in 'Cours de Travail Manuel (Pour les Garcons) - Premiere Partie - Cours Elementaire' by A Planty, which was published by Gedalge Jeune in Paris in 1887.
********** The same design appears as 'Rosace a huit branches' in 'Le Travail Manuel a L'ecole Primaire' by M. Coste et J. Lapassade, which was published by Lafon, Vve Ribaut et Tonnet in Pau and A Jeande in Paris in 1887.
********** 1887 A method of constructing an octagram using a single cut appears in 'Le Travail Manuel a L'ecole Primaire' by M. Coste et J. Lapassade, which was published by Lafon, Vve Ribaut et Tonnet in Pau and A Jeande in Paris in 1887.
********** Eight Squares - 1897 onwards
********** c1929 Booklet 3 of 'Trabajos Manuales Salvatella - Plegado de figuras de papel', which was published by Editorial Miguel A Salvatera in Barcelona around 1929, contains a design for a decorative octagram titled 'La Rosa'.
********** 1940 'El Plegado y Cartonaje en la Escuela Primaria' by Antonio M Luchia and Corina Luciani de Luchia, which was published by Editorial Kapelusz in Buenos Aires in 1940 contains a design sequence called 'Roseta de Cuatro Puntas' (Four-Pointed Rosette), folded from a blintzed windmill base, which produces a decorative octagram.
********** Eight-Pointed Stars 1890 Diagrams for two simple fold and cut eight-pointed stars appear in 'Exercises Methodiques de Travaux Manuels' by Jean Boogaerts, which was published in Belgium and France in 1890.
********** 1913 A simple method of creating an eight-pointed star from an octagon using cuts appears in 'Trabajo Manual' by C Champy Alvear, which was published by Cabaut y Cia in Buenos Aires in 1913.
********** 1939 A design called 'La banqueta y la estrella' appears in 'El Mundo de Papel' by Dr Nemesio Montero was published by G Miranda in Edicions Infancia in Valladolid in 1939.
********** 1963 An eight-pointed star from a bird base, presented as a Christmas decoration, appears in the second edition of 'Het Grote Vouwboek' by Aart van Breda, which was published by Uitgeverij van Breda in 1963.
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