Pop up books that amaze with their ingenuity and beauty 3-dimensional representations of the Nativity have graced churches and public buildings ever since St. Francis of Assissi created the first creche. When enterprising publishers—Trentsensky in Austria, J.F. Schreiber in Germany—took up the theme parents now could create their very own nativities at home. With the advent of the Nativity pop-up book parents, at long last, had a ready-made 3-dimensional Nativity their children could love—and they could close up and put away until next year! These ingenious constructs of the paper-folders art have been with us since the late 19th century, and no wonder: they continue to amaze, as the "Mediaeval Nativity" by the creative team of Van der Meer Publishing shows.
An 1888 J. F. Schreibers pop-up book that is enjoying new popularity.		This pop-up Nativity was inspired by a Neapolitan creche in the Metropolitan Museum.
A masterpiece of pop-up construction and creche design from a Flemish master.		Charlot Byj's "Christmas On Stage" from Polygraphic Company of America.
Possibly the master of the pop-up genre, Chechoslovakian Voitech Kubasta creates pop-up nativities that are considered among the best of the genre.
Holy Night pop up book.		The First Christmas is a combination of pop-up nativity and illustrated book.		German pop-up creche.		This Schreibers nativity is part of a pop-up book that features varius Christmas scenes.
A German pop-up nativity uses some of the same figures found in fold-out creches.		A pop-up rich in detail and color.

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