Was there any widespread knowledge, academically or publicly, about sexual fetishes prior to the 20th century?

by lgf92

If so, which fetishes are documented? What was people's attitude towards them? Did they understand them at all? Was there any move towards a recognition or characterisation as we see today, or were they just seen as individual perversions/preferences?

intangible-tangerine

There have been a few past AMAs from flaired users and mods on pre-20th c. pornography and sexuality which you may wish to read through. Needless to say some of the content therein is NSFW.

History of pornography 1400-1800

History of pornography and libertine Europe 1500-1850

Victorian pornography and prostitution

History of sexuality