Pop-up book

A pop-up picture book or pop-up book (sometimes stand-up picture book or Aufpoppbuch ) is a book that when hitting a page " jump out " by an integrated folding element and thus can appear spatially. Most often, the effect is further enhanced by action can be taken of small Papphebeln interactively in the image scene using, for example, door opened and closed, or a member in the form of a car can be pushed back and forth.

Term

In the German -speaking area pop-up picture books are also known by terms such as folding, scenes, tunnels, panoramic, stand-up, erecting, Transfiguration and play storybook or living or movable book. A special form is the sort of drawing books is, where will not work on a lug items or link elements, but pulled out and thereby also caused or implying a movement and visual change. At the present time almost all the books are counted just in the German language under the concept that contain moving elements. In Anglo-Saxon countries, the pop-up book, however, is only one manifestation (among many ) of the movable books, which is why there used linguistically accurate, the term movables or animated books. In Italy, such books are called libri according animati and in French usage livres animés.

History

From 1860 to German artists, printers and publishers were instrumental in the worldwide distribution of this book type. This was funded by the at that time in Germany developed printing method that allowed a high quality reproduction of colored originals and replaced the previously common hand-coloring. Among the outstanding book artists of this time belongs Lothar Meggendorfer (1847-1925), which today is valued as an important pioneer of modern moving or living books. This called the golden era or German period was ended by the First World War and the subsequent abolishment of printing capacity. In the period after the world first emerged relatively few new titles, as production was associated with high costs because of material costs and required for final production, handwork. This changed after 1930, when publishers inexpensive books with but mostly laying on also reduced print quality for the broad mass market, such as the Bookano title in the series of beach Publications. Almost simultaneously moved the publishing Blue Ribbon Press in New York books in which characters from Walt Disney and traditional fairy tales are animated with moving elements. The publisher coined for these books for the first time the concept of pop -up, which then quickly became the international term.

In the Anglo - American sphere appear up to 500 new pop -up books and movable books per year. In the German-speaking countries, however, are published every year, relatively few publications, which is almost invariably is acquisitions from abroad.

Development and production

In addition to the authors and illustrators play in the development and production of paper engineers a crucial role. Here, contemporary specimens are characterized by ever-increasing complexity, with occasional music and light elements are used. Target and user groups are now not only children but also adults. Development, printing and production are located in different hands, with increasingly songs in different languages ​​appear in otherwise identical form. It can be observed that the production of movable books is increasingly carried out by machine and replaces the manual production. Production is currently for cost reasons, primarily in China, and (with decreasing proportion ) in South America.

Exhibitions

• 2002: February 24-March 16: From scary knights, noble women and some mysterious castle, pop -up books from the collection of Hans Hartung at the public library Hattingen during the 2nd Hattinger Child and Youth Book Week
• 2004/ 05: December 19-April 3: Pop -up books to unfold, pop-up books from the Hans Hartung collection in the Paper Museum Düren
• 2007 on 4 March - MAY 28: Pop Up - Fantastic world of books, pop-up books from the collection of Hans Hartung in the house Kemnade ( Wasserburg )

Bibliography

• Friedrich / Cats Home: Living Images - Bibliography; annotated bibliography of published in German language as well as in publishing and printing firms in the German speaking books and printed products since 1900 / Edit. Georg Friedrich and Reinhilde of cats home. Collection Paperboxx. edition comboxx 2010