Visualizing Russia in Early Modern Europe

Kollmann, Nancy S.

Visualizing Russia in Early Modern Europe - Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2024 - 324 Seiten

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Introduction: early modern print culture; Part I. Encountering Russia Visually: 1. Imagery in an ocularcentric century; 2. Humanism encounters Russia; Part II. Sigismund von Herberstein: 3. Rerum Moscoviticarum Commentarii (1549) as humanist chorography; 4. Herberstein's use of the visual; Part III. The Muscovy Company Maps Eurasia: 5. The Muscovy company as knowledge network; 6. Map as chorography; 7. Visuality explodes: Russians in turn of the century sources; 8. Adam Olearius: eyewitness extraordinaire; 9. Olearius: text and image order the world; Conclusion.

9781009418690

9781009418690 978-1-00-941869-0


1500-1660


Druckgrafik


Russland
Europa