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Paper
 Websites presented in alphabetical order Paper Snowflakes 
 Illustrated, set-by-step instructions for making six-pointed paper snowflakes. Also includes links to instruction for making five-pointed and six-pointed paper stars and Moravian Pennsylvania German woven stars. From a company that sells paper craft supplies. http://highhopes.com/snowflakes.html Topics: Art, Christmas Last updated Dec 18, 2008 Shades and Shadow-Pictures: The Materials and Techniques of American Portrait Silhouettes
Historic overview of the development of American portrait silhouettes (also known as "profiles," "shadow portraits," and "scissortypes"). Discusses the derivation of the term "silhouette" (from the surname of an eighteenth-century finance minister to Louis XV), how silhouettes are presented (such as in albums and mounted), types of paper used, tracing devices, and more. From the American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works Book and Paper Group. http://aic.stanford.edu/sg/bpg/annual/v18/bp18-07.html Topics: Art Last updated Aug 13, 2007 |
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