Publication

2019 - de Gruyter GmbH, Walter

Language

English

Word Count

86,500 words, Guess

Page Count

346 pages

Identifiers

Classifications

  • LCCNK4870.E97 2020
  • LCCNK
  • LCCGT2150 .E97 2020

Description

In 17th and 18th century Europe, folding fans were important, socially-coded fashion accessories. In the course of the 18th century, painted and printed fan leaves displayed an increasing variety of visual motifs and artistic subject matter, while many of them also addressed contemporary political and social topics. This book studies the visual and material diversity of fans from an interdisciplinary perspective. The individual essays analyze fans in the context of the fine and applied arts, discussing the role of fans in cultures of communication and examining them as souvenir objects and vehicles for political and social messages.

Subjects

Other Editions

  • European Fans in the 17th and 18th Centuriesde Gruyter GmbH, Walter2019

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