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Other uses, including exhibition catalogue and display, broadcast, advertising, book jackets and commercial packaging, are covered by our commercial terms. Please contact our Licensing team for more information. Download image Download image JPG. Alternatively search more than 1. Not on display. L'Instant Durable publisher. France published. This is an unmade paper model of a cathedral, made in France by L'Instant Durable in the s. It is part of the Robert Freidus collection of paper models, donated to the museum.
The Robert Freidus Paper Model Collection contains in excess of 12, models of architectural structures. These models remain in their unmade state. The models vary from simple press-out shapes, to more complex objects that require cutting, folding and sticking to produce their intended shape.
The models come in various forms; boxed sets, postcards, pages from magazines, and jig-saw puzzles. The collection includes a large number of famous landmarks, versions of which have been produced by many manufacturers.
Some publishers focus on a specific genre of buildings such as lighthouses while others set out to illustrate types of houses and buildings rather than specific examples. The first paper models, those to be cut out from a sheet and assembled, appeared in Europe in the 17th Century, The earliest commercial models were recorded appearing in French toy catalogues in From then on paper models became popular across Europe particularly in Germany, and in the later half of the century, the UK.
