Authors: Bulhakova-Sytnyk L.

Summary: The album-catalog is dedicated to the collection of fans of the Museum of Ethnography and Crafts of the Institute of Ethnology of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine (MECL).The itemsare considered in the context of the history of the origin, evolution, production, and existence of fans in different countries of the world.The book reveals not only the utility of products, the variety of their forms, materials from which they are made, methods of decoration, but also the symbolism, sacredness and ceremoniality of fans.The story is illustrated with numerous images of fans in drawings, engravings, paintings by famous artists, photographs, and other images. The collection of MECL fans is one of the most interesting and largest in Ukraine.The catalogue of 79 items, which allow one to fully imagine the richness and diversity of this art form, is accompanied by material on the history of the formation of the museum collection.

Reading audience: The publication is addressed to museum workers, art historians, culturologists, collectors, and everyone interested in decorative arts.

ISBN 978-996-2501-82-7

Responsible institutions: The Ethnology Institute of NAS of Ukraine

Published: Lviv

Size in pages: 402

Print run: 160

Additional information: illustr.