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    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
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Scherenschnitte: The Art of Scissor Cutting

Scherenschnitte: The Art of Scissor Cutting

Griffith-Cox, Davis

Hardcover

General Antiques & CollectiblesGeneral ArtGeneral Art Instruction

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ISBN10: 0578767740
ISBN13: 9780578767741
Publisher: Griffith Homeplace Museum and Research Center
Published: Oct 30 2020
Pages: 194
Weight: 2.02
Height: 0.63 Width: 8.50 Depth: 11.00
Language: English

Hundreds, perhaps, thousands of art books have been written with regard to most every art form and media conceivable. The Greeks and Romans wrote in great detail about both media and technique. Paper and papyrus were invented early on (circa 200 BCE) which soon gave added diminution to the art form. In china paper was first used as patterns for clothing and embroidered shoes. The Mayans used paper to form foldout illustrated books. Each country developed its own indigenous form of expression. In Mexico homes were decorated with stylized cut out forms which became banners and garlands. Some cuttings were forms of flora and fauna and individual shapes. It was the Germans and Austro-Hungarians who began depicting scenes and telling stories for people who often could neither read nor write.

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