Folding Fans: Their Origins and Development
This is an account of the history of folding fans. There are two types of hand fan. One is the fixed or flat kind, which one cannot fold or unfold. It is called uchiwa in Japanese. The other is the folding type, which can be folded or unfolded. Since the flat fan has a simple structure, it originated much earlier than its folding counterpart. While the flat fan came into being as a symbol of novelty, the folding type developed as a writing instrument or recording device for practical purposes. The book is written from a historian's perspective, citing considerable archaeological evidence. For instance, it identifies the hidden folding f…
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Weitere Autoren: Turner, Stephen (Hrsg.)
- ISBN: 978-1-78623-227-4
- EAN: 9781786232274
- Produktnummer: 33690064
- Verlag: Grosvenor House Pub Ltd
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2020
- Seitenangabe: 104 S.
- Masse: H21.6 cm x B14.0 cm x D0.7 cm 206 g
- Gewicht: 206
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