Friday, October 2, 2015

Medieval accordion books

Accordion books are gaining popularity among book artists these days. This blog post shows some fascinating examples of the form from medieval times:

http://medievalbooks.nl/2015/10/02/the-incredible-expandable-book/

It's interesting that they were used often for almanacs, calendars, and other handy references.
The blog, medievalbooks, from the Netherlands, looks well worth following.