The Story of Jesus
Pop-Up Book
1938 (published)
1938 (published)
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Pop-up books experienced a renaissance in the 1930s and 1940s, thanks to S. Louis Giraud in London. While editor of children's books for the newspaper, Daily Express, Giraud produced a pop-up annual by the same name. After he left the newspaper, he continued the series under the title Bookano Stories, which ran for seventeen years. His books were referred to as living models because each scene unfolded in a double-page spread, which was designed to be viewed from multiple angles.
Object details
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| Title | The Story of Jesus (manufacturer's title) |
| Materials and techniques | Colour printed paper |
| Brief description | Pop-up children's book, The Story of Jesus, published in England by Strand Publications in 1938. |
| Physical description | Child's pop-up book with a blue cover showing an illustration of Jesus with the words "Be of good cheer" beneath. Inside there are stories, black and white printed images and several colour pop-ups illustrating different scenes from the Bible. |
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| Production type | Mass produced |
| Credit line | Given by Undine Concannon |
| Summary | Pop-up books experienced a renaissance in the 1930s and 1940s, thanks to S. Louis Giraud in London. While editor of children's books for the newspaper, Daily Express, Giraud produced a pop-up annual by the same name. After he left the newspaper, he continued the series under the title Bookano Stories, which ran for seventeen years. His books were referred to as living models because each scene unfolded in a double-page spread, which was designed to be viewed from multiple angles. |
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| Accession number | B.134-2004 |
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| Record created | March 9, 2009 |
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