Sorry, no reference of any kind but I’ve always been told that it goes back to
‘ancient’ history.
In the beginning there was white paper only, very expensive so only monasteries
could afford it. Monks used paper strips with painted on texts to decorate
their monastery for special worshipping sessions. Later they started to fold
the strips and then put texts on. This is how origami started and why the paper
is only coloured on one side.
I don’t know if it’s true but it’s a nice story so I never verified.
Origards,
Miranda
From: Elina Gor via Origami
Sent: 20 November, 2022 13:26
To: origami@lists.digitalorigami.com
Subject: [Origami] one side colored paper
Hi everyone,
I am looking for a reference to a bibliographic source about one side colored
paper.
The idea to paint one side of the paper in color so it will be easier to teach
the model. As I knew it, it started from Froebel, but can't find the source.
Maybe it wasn't Froebel's idea at all?
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