![]() ![]() ![]() Nixon)” (Carter 218). It is a type of movable chart, round in shape with two or more layers. With its help problems concerning the calendar, tide tables, astronomy and astrology could be solved’ (H.M. ![]() A volvelle is “‘A device consisting of one of more movable parchment or paper discs rotating on string pivots and surrounded by either graduated or figured circles. The latest purchase in this category is a book with volvelles. I mean, who doesn’t? Who can resist the marvels of a pop-up book, or forgo exploring the many forms that artists’ books can take? In our library’s collections, with our focus on science and agriculture, I may not encounter too many pop-up books, but to my immense joy, early scientific books used a variety of strategies to communicate complex information, including different types of moveable parts. I’ll confess: I love a book with moveable parts. ![]()
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