A Byzantine treasure (right) becomes a fold-out creche. beautifully to a fold-out version (above). (Click on above image to see a larger version.) Designing a fold-out creche from a Byzantine icon Treasured by millions of faithful over the ages, now a Byzantine creche can be yours Byzantine iconographers—faithful to the canon of iconography—have always used icons for inspiration and guidance. Now, we use an icon to create a creche... 1933's "Manger Scene" (top) lends itself beautifully to a fold-out version (above). (Click on above image to see a larger version.) Designing a fold-out creche from a table-top model Create a compact nativity from all those easy-to-crease, easy-to-misplace pieces! Table-top creches (paper models that are punched- or cut-out) to be assembled (usually in front of a back drop manger) can be beautiful—but also prsent a problem: how do you keep them standing? So many of them, like this lovely 1933 Manger Scene, are printed on light-weight paper. Besides the vertical worry, there's also the concern about creasing and bending. Not to mention storage. One solution is illustrated in the following pages: create a fold-out creche from your table-top model! These 1952 punch-out figures nicely complement a toy theater Guggenberger proscenium. Designing a fold-out creche using a table-top creche and a toy-theater proscenium Create a classic from your table-top creche You've got a lovely creche that you've been carefully arranging for display and often wished it could just fold for easy storage—and display. See how the toy theater world can package your creche into a compact, fold out version—using a toy theater proscenium!