Of the Russe Commonwealth, 1591 : Facsimile Edition with Variants / Giles Fletcher.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fletcher, Giles, author.

Contributor:

Fine Jr., John V. A.

Pipes, Richard.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Geografie, Reisen.

Manners and customs.

Political science.

Travel.

Russia--Description and travel.

Russia--Politics and government--1533-1613.

Russia--Social life and customs--1533-1917.

Local Subjects:

Russia--Description and travel.

Russia--Politics and government--1533-1613.

Russia--Social life and customs--1533-1917.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (223 p.): 2 Ktn.

Edition:

Reprint 2013

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, MA : Harvard University Press, [2014]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

No detailed description available for "Of the Russe Commonwealth, 1591".

Contents:

Frontmatter

Preface

Contents

Maps

INTRODUCTION

OF THE RUSSE COMMONWEALTH

Title page

THE EPISTLE DEDICATORIE

The order of the Discourse

1. The description of the Countrie of Russia, with the breadth, length, and names of the Shires

2. Of the Soyle and Climate

3. The Natiue commodities of the Countrie

4. The chiefe Cities of Russia

5. Of the house or stocke of the Russe Emperours

6. Of the manner of crowning or inauguration of the Russe Emperours

7. The State or forme of their Gouernment

8. The manner of holding their Parliaments

9. Of the Nobilitie, and by what meanes it is kept in an vnder proportion agreeable to that State

10. Of the gouernment of their Prouinces and Shires

11. Of the Emperours Counsell

12. Of the Emperours customes and other Reuenues

13. Of the state of the Communaltie, or vulgar sorte of people in the countrie of Russia

14. Of their publique Iustice, and manner of proceeding in ciuill, and criminall matters

15. Their forces for the warres, with the chief officers and their salaries

16. Of their mustering, and leuying of forces, manner of armour, and prouision of victuall for the warres

17. Of their marching, charging, and other Martiall discipline

18. Of their Colonies, and mainteyning of their conquests, or purchases by force

19. Of the Tartars, and other borderers to the Countrie of Russia, with whome they haue most to doo in warre, and peace

20. Of the Permians Samoites, and Lappes

21. Of their Ecclesiasticall state, with their Church offices

22. Of their Leiturgie, or forme of Church-seruice, and their manner of administring the Sacraments

23. Of the doctrine of the Russe church, and what errours it holdeth

24. Of the manner of solemnizing their Marriages

25. Of the other Ceremonies of the Russe Church

26. Of the Emperours domestike or priuate behauiour

27. Of the Emperours priuate, or householde Officers

28. Of the private behauiour, or qualitie of the Russe people

APPENDIX A: Fletcher's Report on His Embassy

APPENDIX Β: Fletcher's Recommendations

APPENDIX C: The Merchant's Protest

BIBLIOGRAPHY

GLOSSARY-INDEX

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

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ISBN:

0-674-33416-7

OCLC:

1013936166