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Visualizing Russia in early modern Europe / Nancy S. Kollmann, Stanford University, California.

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"In early modern Europe, print culture shaped and disseminated knowledge about Russia through visual means. Using case studies of specific images of Russians in a wide range of publications, Nancy Kollmann explores this vibrant world, tracking how these images were produced, copied and plagiari...

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Main Author: Kollmann, Nancy Shields, 1950- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2024.
Subjects:
Prints, European > 16th century > Themes, motives.
Prints, European > 17th century > Themes, motives.
Russia > In art.
Russia > In popular culture.
Art and society > Europe > History > 16th century.
Art and society > Europe > History > 17th century.
Estampe européenne > 16e siècle > Thèmes, motifs.
Estampe européenne > 17e siècle > Thèmes, motifs.
Art et société > Europe > Histoire > 16e siècle.
Art et société > Europe > Histoire > 17e siècle.
Table of Contents:
  • Imagery in an ocularcentric society
  • Humanism encounters Russia
  • Rerum Moscoviticarum commentarii (1549) as humanist chorography
  • Herberstein's use of the visual portraits
  • The Muscovy Company as knowledge network
  • Map as chorography
  • Visuality explodes : Russians in turn of the century sources
  • Adam Olearius : eyewitness extraordinaire
  • Olearius : text and image order the world.

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