Everyone and no-one knowswhat origami, the Japanese art offolding, is” is a fine and fittingfirst sentence for Robert Lang’sexcellent new book Twists, Tilings,and Tessellations: MathematicalMethods for Geometric Origami. Lang’s motivation forwriting the book is given a few sentences later: “…in thelatter part of the 20th century, it [origami] exploded invariety, complexity, and artistry, with numerous genresand specializations.” He could not have spelled out thecontemporary origamist’s quandary better and could nothave provided us with a better solution: a well-written,exceptionally structured book that makes a perfect compendiumof geometric origami.
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