These are all my posts about the Turkish Map Fold, in the order I wrote them. See this link for a summary of instructions on how to make the fold plus several variations and ways to use the fold in a book.
I ran across British book artist Louisa Boyd‘s website the other day. She has just finished the book below, Cartography II, a turkish map fold book with etched pages, hand tooled leather cover and collagraph end papers. Her books are all very sculptural. I especially like the ones at the bottom of this post, from a series called The Flight
Louisa Boyd: Cartography II
Louisa Boyd: The Flight Series
This is Katherine Venturelli’s book “Alchemic Calculations”, which uses a Turkish Map Fold. She says it “integrates some of the archetypal symbols from my on-going series, “universal language”; the symbolic images are my text. I fused a friend’s beautiful mathematical notations with etched spirals at each of the folds of the traditional accordion structure. Inspired by the medieval science of alchemy, included is the metallic element of silver leaf- a symbol of power or process of transforming something common into something precious.” See more of her books here.
My friend Suzanne sent me a link to this kickstarter project for an ingenious map using the turkish mapfold. It starts as a square with a tiny city overview. It unfolds to two panes of mass transit. It unfolds again to four panes of the city map. She’s got maps for Berlin and London, and was trying to raise money for a map of New York City. See more on the designer’s website.
Another picture in my collection of turkish map fold examples. This one by Ellen Knudson, for her book “American Breeding Standards”. She says her book “explores the systemized rules about what comprises a good or bad horse, a good or bad woman — and the steps one might take to achieve the breed standard.” The picture below is of the book cover with pop-up revealing an open mouth. See more pictures and information about the book here.
Ellen Knudson, “American Breeding Standards”
I found the book below, 40 Poems by Barbara Brown on pinterest. Intrigued, I went in search of her website and more of her books. I found the one to the left, which looks like a modified turkish map fold, and a lot more. Take a look here.
I spent some more time looking through the designs on French Sample Room and found this turkish map fold book by Kevin Steele. It’s called “Naughty but Nice” and he says
In this tongue-in-cheek book, suggestions on social etiquette are contrasted with naughty illustrations in which the subjects have bypassed all formality of manners, in varying states of undress. Text excerpts are from social etiquette books, 1847-1950. Illustrations are from French spot and romance illustrations of the same era.
It’s a miniature book (1-1/2″x1-1/2″) and letterpress printed on both sides, too.
This lead me to his website and this really wonderful modified tunnel book. He calls it an “accordion book featuring a repositionable Alpine landscape.”
