Two Illuminated Letters of Queen Anne Stuart from the Russian State Archive of Ancient Documents Сollection in Moscow

The article for the first time publishes two illuminated parchment letters of Queen Anne Stuart of 1707 and 1708 addressed to Tsar Peter the Great from the collection of the Russian State Archive of Ancient Documents (RGADA) in Moscow. The analysis of their artistic decoration allows establishing th...

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Main Author: Zolotova Ekaterina Yu.
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Published: State Institute for Art Studies 2024-12-01
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description The article for the first time publishes two illuminated parchment letters of Queen Anne Stuart of 1707 and 1708 addressed to Tsar Peter the Great from the collection of the Russian State Archive of Ancient Documents (RGADA) in Moscow. The analysis of their artistic decoration allows establishing that the letters were decorated in the royal workshop in London by its head, Thomas Brand, using the samples of ornamental engraving by the French master of the second half of the 17th century, Alexis Loir. Based on the material of the illuminated letters of the epoch from Charles II of England to Anne Stuart, including those stored in the English fund of the Russian State Archive of Ancient Documents (No. 35), the article for the first time presents a brief outline of the history of decorating parchment documents in England for half a century: the author traces the history of the royal workshop in the 1660s — 1710s, considers the issues of the influence of ornamental engraving and the evolution of style, and assesses the contribution of the leading craftsmen, as well as the role of the Queen Anne era and the court master Thomas Brand in updating the art of decorating letters at the beginning of the 18th century.
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spelling doaj-art-f0cc7f890a4942c69cd04fbd2abf09e02024-12-16T08:53:58ZengState Institute for Art StudiesХудожественная культура2226-00722024-12-01435437710.51678/2226-0072-2024-4-354-377Two Illuminated Letters of Queen Anne Stuart from the Russian State Archive of Ancient Documents Сollection in MoscowZolotova Ekaterina Yu.0https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2410-3947State Institute for Art StudiesThe article for the first time publishes two illuminated parchment letters of Queen Anne Stuart of 1707 and 1708 addressed to Tsar Peter the Great from the collection of the Russian State Archive of Ancient Documents (RGADA) in Moscow. The analysis of their artistic decoration allows establishing that the letters were decorated in the royal workshop in London by its head, Thomas Brand, using the samples of ornamental engraving by the French master of the second half of the 17th century, Alexis Loir. Based on the material of the illuminated letters of the epoch from Charles II of England to Anne Stuart, including those stored in the English fund of the Russian State Archive of Ancient Documents (No. 35), the article for the first time presents a brief outline of the history of decorating parchment documents in England for half a century: the author traces the history of the royal workshop in the 1660s — 1710s, considers the issues of the influence of ornamental engraving and the evolution of style, and assesses the contribution of the leading craftsmen, as well as the role of the Queen Anne era and the court master Thomas Brand in updating the art of decorating letters at the beginning of the 18th century.https://artculturestudies.sias.ru/upload/iblock/c82/2fgzpxch8jzra2t6fzlxk3vfkc63dmo8/hk_2024_4_354.pdf english illuminated lettersprinting pressengraved patternornamental framingroyal coats of arms and emblems
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Two Illuminated Letters of Queen Anne Stuart from the Russian State Archive of Ancient Documents Сollection in Moscow
Художественная культура
english illuminated letters
printing press
engraved pattern
ornamental framing
royal coats of arms and emblems
title Two Illuminated Letters of Queen Anne Stuart from the Russian State Archive of Ancient Documents Сollection in Moscow
title_full Two Illuminated Letters of Queen Anne Stuart from the Russian State Archive of Ancient Documents Сollection in Moscow
title_fullStr Two Illuminated Letters of Queen Anne Stuart from the Russian State Archive of Ancient Documents Сollection in Moscow
title_full_unstemmed Two Illuminated Letters of Queen Anne Stuart from the Russian State Archive of Ancient Documents Сollection in Moscow
title_short Two Illuminated Letters of Queen Anne Stuart from the Russian State Archive of Ancient Documents Сollection in Moscow
title_sort two illuminated letters of queen anne stuart from the russian state archive of ancient documents сollection in moscow
topic english illuminated letters
printing press
engraved pattern
ornamental framing
royal coats of arms and emblems
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