Introduction ...5 // Historical development ...10 // Antiquity ...10 // The Mediaeval Period ...14 // Modern Europe ...17 // The period from the 16th to the 18th centuries ...17 // The 19th and 20th centuries ...29 // European Fans from Collection // of The West Bohemian Museum in Pilsen ...38 // Catalogue ...43 // 17th century ...45 // 18th century ...51 // 19th century ...85 // 20th century ...193 // Glossary ...258 // Index ...260 // Abstract ...263 // Sources and literature cited ...264