How many places can a book take us? Neil Weijer, Curator of Rare Books, takes us on an illustrated tour of three centuries of tunnel books and their place in the longer histories of optical illusion, moveable books, exploration and discovery.
If you like what you see, be sure to check this video by Ellen Knudson, Book Arts Curator, on how to make your own tunnel book- • How to Make a Tunnel Book
Special thanks to the Linda Hall Library of Science, Engineering, and Technology for sharing images of their copy of The Tunnel Under the River Thames.
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Caption List and Links (In Order of Appearance)
A Plan of Historical Architecture (1725) [Entwurff einer historischen Architectur]
Johann Bernhard Fischer von Erlach
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A Feast in the Woods (c.1750)
Martin Engelbrecht
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The Tunnel Under the River Thames (c.1850)
Images Courtesy of the Linda Hall Library of Science, Engineering, and Technology
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Le Jardin d’Acclimatation (c.1880)
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Little Red Riding Hood (c.1950)
Patricia Turner
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All Sorts (2015)
Emily Martin
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