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Adam Olearius (1603-71)
Voyages très curieux & très renommez faits en Moscovie, Tartarie et Perse ; t. II / par Adam Olearius ; traduits par A. de Wicquefort. 1719
RCIN 1141230
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Olearius accompanied the Duke of Holstein's trade embassy to Russia in order to record the event, and wrote a best-selling account of his visit. He was particularly interested in the religious festivals that he witnessed, including a procession in Moscow on Palm Sunday that recreated Christ's entry into Jerusalem.
Provenance
Probably the copy listed in the inventory of George III’s library at Richmond Lodge, prior to its dispersal c. 1766. In the library of George III at Windsor by 1780.
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