This totally new and accessible approach to pop-up theory and practice distils the numerous mechanisms into a logical set of 18 underlying shapes. Simple ways to build these shapes are explained with methodical step-by-step diagrams and text. Make the mechanisms then glue their bases back-to-back to form a handy three-dimensional pop-up reference book. Includes techniques for building upon these shapes, so that you can make your own spectacular pop-ups. AUTHOR: Duncan Birmingham has been teaching the intriguing art of pop-up art at university level in the UK for more than 20 years. He is the author of several pop-up books and his Pop-Up! A Manual of Paper Mechanisms was praised by one of the UK’s top paper engineers as ‘The most thorough book to date on the subject’.