| The Public Paperfolding History Project
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| The Spanish Box | |||||||
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page is being used to collect information about the
history of the paperfolding design commonly known as the
Spanish Box, of whichthere are several decorative
variants. 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 design first occurs in the books of Isao Honda and is probably his original design. ********** In Japan (and in books by Japanese authors) 1944 In 'Origami Shuko' by Isao Honda, which was published in 1944.
********** The design also appears: 1958 As 'A Box' in 'Origami: Japanese Paper Folding: Monkey Book' by Isao Honda, which was published in English by Toto Shuppan Co Ltd in 1958.
********** 1960 As 'A Flower-shape Box' in 'All About Origami' by Isao Honda, which was published by Toto Bunka Company, Limited in Tokyo in 1960.
********** 1965 As 'Flower-shaped Candy Cup' in 'The World of Origami' by Isao Honda, which was published in the USA by Japan Publications Trading Company in 1965.
********** 1967 As 'Ornamental Box' in 'Origami Folding Fun: Kangaroo Book' by Isao Honda, which was published by Japan Publications Inc in Tokyo in 1967.
********** In Europe and the Americas 1910 A description of how to fold this design, without illustration, appears under the title 'Another May Basket', in 'Studies in Invalid Occupation' by Susan E Tracy, which was published by Whitcomb and Barrows in Boston in 1910. ********** 1913 Diagrams of two versions, 'Bandejo' and 'Canestilla' appear in 'Trabajo Manual' by C Champy Alvear, which was published by Cabaut y Cia in Buenos Aires in 1913. The 'Bandejo' version is not fully three-dimensionalised. The 'Canestilla' version is made into a basket by adding a simple handle
********** 1939 As 'Canastilla' in 'Plegado' by Rufino Yapur, which was published by Editores Independencia in Buenos Aires in 1939.
********** 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 two versions, called 'Bandeja' and 'Canastilla', neither of which appears to be fully three-dimensionalised.
********** 1951 The 'Canastilla' (Basket) version of the design also appears in Plegado laminas published by Della Penna, April 1951.
********* The design also appears: 1960 As 'Fancy Box' in an article by Robert Harbin in 'The Observer' of 27th March 1960.
********** 1964 As 'Fancy Box' in 'Secrets of Origami', by Robert Harbin, which was published by Oldbourne Book Company in London in 1964. The basic box is said to be Japanese and the pleating Argentinian.
********** 1968 As 'Spanish Box', in 'Teach Yourself Origami: The Art of Paperfolding' by Robert Harbin, which was published by The English Universities Press in 1968, where it is said to be Spanish, originally Japanese.
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