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F. Knight was a master of the Victorian engraving. His florid ornaments were to become the hallmark of Victorian design. He captured the Victorian love of the intricate, the fantastic, the extravagant with clean lines, shading, and three-dimensional effects. \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eScroll Ornaments of the Early Victorian Period \u003c\/i\u003econtains 71 metal-engraved designs: borders, frames, scrolls, cartouches, arches, corners, crests in varied sizes and styles. There are floral motifs: leaves, flowers, vines, wreaths ― all in ever-spreading and overflowing swirls. There are interlocking patterns of circles, rococo extravaganzas, incredible curlicues. 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Now I can say that developing new, theme-related ideas and writing books gives me inspiration.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e   \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Do you think that there is a strong relationship between origami and mathematics?\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eYes. There is much math — geometry, algebra, trigonometry, etc. — in the structure of folding which can be used to develop and control the folding methods and designs. Math is especially used in my Dover books \u003c\/i\u003eOrigami and Math\u003ci\u003e and \u003c\/i\u003eClassic Polyhedra Origami\u003ci\u003e. Still, math is not essential and there are many aspects of origami that do not use math. Even if math was used in the design of a model, the folder need not understand it.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e   \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e As a teacher, do you integrate origami into your lesson plans?\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAs a math teacher, I can say students love doing origami! 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