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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Not for everyone
This book is beautiful, spare and elegant. It features perfectly rendered variations on stairs which pop-up in the book. One is almost tempted to find Escher-like meaning in this book. It is a must-have for any true pop-up book collector! It is not for everyone, however, as it is really a work of art, rather than a simple enternainment.
Published on July 11, 2000 by David B. Flannery
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Underwhelmed
STAIRS is like a one-joke show. You open ten spreads of whitish paper out of which pop up stair configurations that are especially neat when side-light is allowed to emphasize the shadow pattern. Elaborately bound and boxed, it seems more like a promotional gimmick for Jansma's archtecural firm than a true pop-up book. Compared to a fascinating pop-up like Carter and...
Published on March 1, 2001 by Webster Lithgow
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Not for everyone,
This review is from: Stairs (Hardcover)
This book is beautiful, spare and elegant. It features perfectly rendered variations on stairs which pop-up in the book. One is almost tempted to find Escher-like meaning in this book. It is a must-have for any true pop-up book collector! It is not for everyone, however, as it is really a work of art, rather than a simple enternainment.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Underwhelmed,
This review is from: Stairs (Hardcover)
STAIRS is like a one-joke show. You open ten spreads of whitish paper out of which pop up stair configurations that are especially neat when side-light is allowed to emphasize the shadow pattern. Elaborately bound and boxed, it seems more like a promotional gimmick for Jansma's archtecural firm than a true pop-up book. Compared to a fascinating pop-up like Carter and Diaz's THE ELEMENTS OF POP-UP, or the work of Robert Sabuda, the pop-up collector may find STAIRS a little - well - pale.
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Stairs by Rein Jansma (Hardcover - Oct. 1999)
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