Book contents
- Visualizing Russia in Early Modern Europe
- Visualizing Russia in Early Modern Europe
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- List of Figures
- Preface
- Introduction
- Part I Encountering Russia Visually
- 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
- Part IV Visuality Explodes
- Part V Adam Olearius
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
3 - Rerum moscoviticarum commentarii (1549) as Humanist Chorography
from Part II - Sigismund von Herberstein
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 31 August 2024
Book contents
- Visualizing Russia in Early Modern Europe
- Visualizing Russia in Early Modern Europe
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- List of Figures
- Preface
- Introduction
- Part I Encountering Russia Visually
- 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
- Part IV Visuality Explodes
- Part V Adam Olearius
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
Chapter 3 introduces Sigismund von Herberstein, Habsburg diplomat and humanist scholar. After two embassies to Muscovy (1517, 1526) where Herberstein assiduously observed his surroundings, he composed an account of Muscovy (Rerum moscoviticarum commentarii, 1549) that became the standard reference for the next half-century or more. This chapter explores how he composed his work as a “chorography,” and how he assembled sources, how he interpreted Russian rulers, religion and society.
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- Visualizing Russia in Early Modern Europe , pp. 69 - 81Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2024