Art and diplomacy : : seventeenth-century English decorated royal letters to Russia and the Far East / / By Maija Jansson.

• Superior document: Brill's studies in intellectual history ; v. 244
• VerfasserIn: Jansson, Maija,
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden, Netherlands ;, Boston, Massachusetts : : Brill,, [2015]; ©2015
• Έτος έκδοσης: 2015
• Έκδοση: 1st ed.
• Γλώσσα: English
• Σειρά: Brill's Studies in Intellectual History v. 244.; Brill's studies in intellectual history. Brill's studies on art, art history, and intellectual history ; v. 9.
• Φυσική περιγραφή: 1 online resource (315 p.)
• Σημειώσεις: Description based upon print version of record.

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 don...