“Records suggest that as early as the 18th century there was a discussion ... really “extensions of body language.” The first semiofficial gestural fan language was written by a Spanish ...

The fan-written Mary Gulliver was, understandably, put out by her husband’s newfound abstinence. As the literary scholar David Brewer points out, an essential part of most expanded 18th-century ...

Among the textile accessories are fine examples of hand-held folding fans. These date mainly from the 18th and 19th centuries ... used from at least the 4th century BC. These hand-held fans ...

The Fanology: Objects of Beauty exhibition invites visitors to discover how fans were much more than just a fashion accessory A new exhibition dedicated to 18th Century accessories has opened at a ...