Art and diplomacy
seventeenth-century English decorated royal letters to Russia and the Far East
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Word Count
75,250 words, Guess
Page Count
301 pages
Identifiers
- ISBN-10900429449X
- ISBN-139789004294493
- ISBN-139789004300453
- ISBN-109004300457
- Library of Congress Control Number2015021720
and 3 more
- OCLC Control Number910802185
- Better World Books9789004294493
- Open LibraryOL30396328M
Classifications
- DDC745.6/74094209032
- LCCND3334 .J36 2015
- LCCND3334.J36 2015
Description
In this study of Art and Diplomacy we see the relationship between Renaissance design in decorated borders and the messages conveyed in the texts of royal letters from the English kings to Russia and rulers in the Far East. These are cases of art serving the Crown, with much of the early limning done by Edward Norgate, the English miniaturist. Printed here for the first time from Russian archives, this collection provides a continuum for the study of the limning of royal letters throughout the 17th century. The letters that the decoration enhances reveal the details of privileges and commercial advantages sought by the English, and the cultural interests of the Russians in their requests for English doctors, apothecaries, jewellers, and mineralogists.
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Series Statement
- Brill's studies in intellectual history -- VOLUME 244
- Brill's studies on art, art history, and intellectual history -- VOLUME 9
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