Visualizing Russia in Early Modern Europe

"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 plagiarized across genres, countries and publishers"--

List of contents

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.

About the author

Nancy Kollmann is the William H. Bonsall Professor in History at Stanford University. Kollmann's research focuses on Russia in the early modern period, and she holds particular interests in politics, law, empire in action, and the role of the visual. Previous publications include The Russian Empire 1450-1801 (2017) and Crime and Punishment in Early Modern Russia (Cambridge, 2012).

Product details

• Authors: Nancy S Kollmann, Nancy S. Kollmann, Nancy S. (Stanford University Kollmann
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.09.2024
• EAN: 9781009418683
• ISBN: 978-1-0-0941868-3
• No. of pages: 342
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Russia, European History, HISTORY / Europe / General, ART / History / General, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, History of Art, History of art & design styles: c 1400 to c 1600, Social and cultural history, Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700, 16th century, c 1500 to c 1599, c 1500 to c 1600, C 1600 To C 1700, History of art & design styles: c 1600 to c 1800, Early 17th century c 1600 to c 1650, HISTORY / Russia / General, ART / Russian & Soviet