Terminology Used to Describe These and Similar Objects
To assist the researcher, here are some of the search terms that might be encountered while looking for these materials.
Flap-book (or Flapbook)
Harlequinades (books)
Lift-the-flap books–Specimens
Metamorphic pictures
Metamorphosis/Metamorphoses
Pop-Up Books
Toy and movable books
Toy and movable books–Specimens
Transformations
Turn-up books
An articulate description of terminology from the Bodleian Library’s research blog, The Conveyor
Online Resources for Movable Books
Helen Hiebert Studio – Animated Movable Books
Bienes Museum of the Modern Book – Pop-Up
Toronto Public Library – This Magical Book
New York Public Library – Movable books in the Spencer Collection
University of Virginia – Pop Goes the Page
University of North Texas – The Great Menagerie
University of North Texas – Pop-Up and Movable Books
Rutgers University – The Pop-UpWorld of Ann Montanaro
Duke University Libraries – Anatomy Exhibit
A Commentary on Duke University Libraries’ Anatomy Exhibit
New England College H. R. Danforth Library – Movable Books
The Bodleian Libraries – 18th-Century Printing Innovations: Conference, Sept. 2014
