CONTENTS
| PAGE | |
| PREFACE | [ix] |
| LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS | [xiii] |
| CHAPTER I | |
| THE ORIGIN AND USES OF THE FAN | [1] |
| CHAPTER II | |
| FANS OF THE ANCIENTS | [10] |
| CHAPTER III | |
| FANS OF THE FAR EAST | [33] |
| CHAPTER IV | |
| FANS OF PRIMITIVE PEOPLES | [77] |
| CHAPTER V | |
| THE FLABELLUM AND EARLY FEATHER-FAN | [87] |
| CHAPTER VI | |
PAINTED FANS OF THE SEVENTEENTH AND EIGHTEENTHCENTURIES (ITALIAN AND SPANISH) | [107] |
| CHAPTER VII | |
PAINTED FANS OF THE SEVENTEENTH AND EIGHTEENTHCENTURIES (FRENCH) | [138] |
| CHAPTER VIII | |
PAINTED FANS OF THE SEVENTEENTH AND EIGHTEENTH CENTURIES (ENGLISH, DUTCH, FLEMISH, AND GERMAN) | [176] |
| CHAPTER IX | |
ENGRAVED FANS OF THE SEVENTEENTH AND EIGHTEENTHCENTURIES. PART I. | [204] |
| CHAPTER X | |
ENGRAVED FANS OF THE SEVENTEENTH AND EIGHTEENTHCENTURIES. PART II. | [232] |
| CHAPTER XI | |
| MODERN AND PRESENT-DAY FANS | [272] |
| INDEX | [301] |
PEACOCK-FEATHER FAN.
(From a Japanese Painting. British Museum.)