Visualizing Russia in early modern Europe

Abstract

"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."-- Provided by publisher.

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.