| The Public Paperfolding History Project
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| The Non-Woven Star of David | |||||||
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page is being used to collect information about the
history of the paperfolding design I call The Non-Woven
Star of David. 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. This page records all versions of this design irrespective of the way in which the flaps are squashed to create the points. This page also records instances where these stars are nested to produce modular designs. ********** 1892 As far as I know a version of this design first appears in 'Le Travail Manuel a L'ecole Primaire' by Jully & Rocheron, which was published by Librairie Classique Eugene Belin in Paris in 1892 contains a similar design, also folded from an equilateral triangle, in which the internal flaps are not interwoven but squashed for decorative effect.
********** Similar designs appear: 1895 As far as I know Basic Version 1 first appears in 'Geometrie, Dessin et Travaux Manuels - Cours Moyen', produced under the direction of M E. Cazes, which was published by Librairie Ch. Delagrave in Paris in 1895. The text says that if several are folded from different sizes of paper, 'By introducing them one into the other we obtain a multi-coloured star with the most beautiful effect'.This multi-piece version is, of course, a modular design.
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1897 As 'Rosace décorative' in 'Pliage et Decoupage du Papier' by C Savineau, which was published by Librairie Hatchette et Cie in Paris in 1897. The text explains how to fit two stars of different sizes together to create a compound design.
********** 1900 A modular decoration made from three nested Non-Woven Stars of David (Basic Version 2) appears in an article in El Monitor 331 of 30th September 1900.
********** 1910 In 'Die Frobelschen Beschaftigungen' by Marie Muller-Wunderlich, which was published by Friedrich Brandstetter in Leipzig in 1910.
********** 1939 As 'Roseta' in 'Trabajo Manual Educativo' by Araminta V Aramburu, which was published by F Crespillo in Buenos Aires in 1939.
********** As 'Estrella de 6 Puntas' in 'Plegado' by Rufino Yapur, which was published by Editores Independencia in Buenos Aires in 1939.
********** 1940 As 'Roseta de Tres Puntas' (Rosette with Three Points) in '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.
********** 1951 As 'Roseta simple abierta' and 'Estralla de seis puntas' in Plegado laminas published by Della Penna, April 1951.
********** As 'Les etoiles imbriquees' in 'Occupons nos doigts' by Raymond Richard which was published by Les Editions du Cep Beaujolais in Villefranche-sur-Rhone in 1951.
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