Earliest form of Paper Folding in Europe

The history of paper folding in European countries is very scanty compared to other branches of paper art. However, the earliest paper folding is 50 years younger than the Catherine of Cleves manuscript. Also the childhood mainstay of a simple folded paper boat is found in the late 15th century.





Cassell’s Book of Indoor Amusements, which was published in 1881, contains designs dating from 19th century to mordern time. However, because paper is cut, not many mordern paperfolders favor the recreations and crafts from the book.

With various folds following the diagram, a box can be created from a squared piece of paper, like in origami.

Cultural exchange between the East and the West hardly occured in early centuries, but amazingly enough, similar art branches had evolved from paper.

Serena da Riva, Donna. Paper Folding in 15th Century Europe. http://www.loggiaserena.com/Resume/Documentation/PaperFoldingDoc.pdf