On Apr 3, 2017, at 11:37 PM, Ashok Mathur <[email protected]> wrote: > > Are there any sources to find "traditional"/ "public domain" Origami models? >
Hello Ashok, You can find a large number of traditional origami models in certain origami books, like John Montroll’s book “Fun and Simple Origami: 101 Easy-To-Fold Projects” - https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1478189835/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o04_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 <https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1478189835/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o04_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1>. They aren’t all original models, but most are, and he’s careful about proper attribution of models to their authors, so you can be pretty sure which figures are or are not public domain. (The diagrams, of course, are all protected, but you can teach the traditional models without using John Montroll’s diagrams). There are other books that are also careful about attribution and include traditional models; for example, Robert Harbin was also clear in attributing the models in his books, and Secrets of Origami (just to name one) includes a number of good traditional models. Or look at The Joy of Origami, by Toshie Takahama, The Magic of Origami, by Alice Gray and Kunihiko Kasahara… and so on. There tends to be a lot of overlap among the different books, though. The first one I mentioned (the John Montroll book) is a good place to start. Best wishes, Matthew
