Of the Russe Commonwealth, 1591 : Facsimile Edition with Variants /
Fletcher, Giles
Of the Russe Commonwealth, 1591 : Facsimile Edition with Variants / Giles Fletcher. - Reprint 2013 - 1 online resource (214 p.) : 2 maps
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
restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec
Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
In English.
9780674334151 9780674334168
10.4159/harvard.9780674334168 doi
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.
HISTORY / General.
DK21
914.7034
Of the Russe Commonwealth, 1591 : Facsimile Edition with Variants / Giles Fletcher. - Reprint 2013 - 1 online resource (214 p.) : 2 maps
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
restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec
Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
In English.
9780674334151 9780674334168
10.4159/harvard.9780674334168 doi
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.
HISTORY / General.
DK21
914.7034