Unfolding Pictures: Fans in the Royal Collectio [Hardcover]

Jane Roberts (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 4, 2006

A general introduction provides background information on the history of fans and on this collection in particular, while detailed descriptions and spcially commissioned color photography highlights aspects of design and manufacture.

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About the Author

Jane Roberts is the Librarian of the Royal Library, Windsor Castle.

Prudence Sutcliffe was Assistant Curator of the Print Room at Windsor Castle, and is widely respected as the leading authority on the fans in the Royal Collection.

Susan Mayor was head of the Textile Department and a Director of Christie’s, South Kensington. She is well known as a writer and expert on fans and the associated fields of textiles, lace and costume.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 224 pages
• Publisher: Royal Collection Enterprises Ltd (August 4, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1902163168
• ISBN-13: 978-1902163161
• Product Dimensions: 12.5 x 9.1 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.5 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,748,803 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fans fit for royalty presented in a lush book, March 15, 2006

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K. Maxwell "katmax1" (Sydney, Australia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Unfolding Pictures: Fans in the Royal Collectio (Hardcover)

This is a beautiful fan book and should be on the shopping list of an fan collector or lover. The Royal collection in the UK has displayed in this book a series of fans collected by, or made for, the royal family over the previous three centuries. They range from a home painted brise fan made for Queen Alexandra to top flight examples of craftsmanship given as gifts on foreign visits.

As might be expected, there are some wonderful 18th century examples collected by Queen Mary and somewhat surprisingly a very early 16th century fan collected as having a connection to King Charles 1st. The fan photos are all full colour, and what background is known of the fans origins are all explained along with the relevant family history where it relates to the fan. This is a beautiful book that is a pleasure to read through and admire the fans that have been made available for this exhibition in the UK - even if you can't get to the exhibition (like me) this book is as close as you can get in print format.