![]() This publication is the first comprehensive history of card modeling in book form it presents the results of the long research of the „Arbeitskreis Geschichte des Kartonmodellbaues (AGK) e.V.“. As their subjects developed with increasing speed, the models followed suit by adopting modern methods of design and production, leading to ever more complex and detailed models. The last decades saw technical models becoming prominent in the interest of modelers: ships, land vehicles and airplanes. This makes them quite valuable material for cultural, economical and social history because they are highly instructive as well as illustrative.Ī large part of both historical and modern card models is dedicated to architecture they allow to recreate fictional, but mostly existing (or at least planned) buildings as 3D (more or less exactly) scaled-down paper constructions. ![]() They also changed constantly, always adapting to the circumstances of the time and creating an astonishingly true mirror of the same. If you count precursors like the sundial crucifix of 1529 (that was found by pure chance) we look back on almost 500 years of such paper products – and that history will not end soon if we read the signs right.Ĭard models always covered an extraordinary range of subjects. The book recounts the history and promulgation of card models, a product that has been produced in large numbers for 150 years, since 1858 to be precise. ![]() Can we rouse your interest in the book with the list of contents and the example pages? All AGK members receive this book for free as part of their membership. Let us be your guide on an immersive journey through 500 years of the fascinating history of card modeling. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |