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Couple being married in front of a crowd of dignitaries
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ADAM OLEARIUS

Voyages très curieux & très renommez faits en Moscovie, Tartarie et Perse

1719

RCIN 1141229

Olearius accompanied the Duke of Holstein’s trade embassy to Russia, and wrote a best-selling account of his visit. He was particularly interested in the religious festivals that he witnessed, including this Palm Sunday procession, recreating Christ’s entry into Jerusalem on a donkey.


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