Visions of Persia: Mapping the Travels of Adam OleariusHarvard University Press, 2003 - 238 страници This work examines the travel account of a German baroque author who journeyed in search of silk from Northern Germany, through Muscovy, to the court of Shah Safi in Isfahan. Adam Olearius introduced Persian literature, history, and arts to the German-speaking public; his frank appraisal of Persian customs foreshadows the enlightened spirit of the eighteenth century (influencing Montesquieu's Persian Letters as well as Goethe's West-Eastern Divan) and prepares the way for German Romanticism's infatuation with Persian poetry. Brancaforte focuses on the visual and discursive nexus uniting Olearius's text with the numerous engravings that supplement the book. The emphasis falls on contextualized readings of Olearius's decorative frontispieces and his new and improved map of Persia and the Caspian Sea, as expressions of early modern subjectivity. |
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... classical Latin meant that which has been added or inserted , mosaic work or intarsia . Alciatus had still defined it in such a manner , namely as designation for decorative intarsia work , for detachable metal ornaments on containers ...
... classical coins and medals . These objects cel- ebrated great events , depicted mythological figures , and were thought to provide accurate portraits of historic individuals , such as Roman emperors.31 The reverse of these ancient coins ...
... classical tradi- tion and deemphasizes the pictorial aspect of the representation ( Figure 2.19 ) . The title and publication information occupy the upper half of the page , whereas the image is contained within a circular frame . The ...
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ADAM OLEARIUS AND THE JOURNEY TO MUSCOVY AND PERSIA | 1 |
ADAM OLEARIUS AND THE EARLYMODERN FRONTISPIECE | 23 |
ADAM OLEARIUS AND THE PERSIANISCHER ROSENTHAL | 67 |
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