About the Book
Time Travel
400 years of Riga through the lens of its archives
The Vision
Time Travel is a large-format hardcover book that traces Riga’s extraordinary journey from a medieval Hanseatic trading port to one of the great cities of the Russian Empire. Every page features an original archival document — handwritten manuscripts in Latin, printed decrees in German, royal privileges in Polish, administrative records in Russian — each one a direct physical connection to the past.
Trilingual Experience
Each document is accompanied by AI-assisted translations into three languages: Latvian, English, and Russian. Historical context, annotations, and commentary make even the most obscure 16th-century manuscript accessible to modern readers.
Layout Concept
LEFT PAGE
Original Document
Preserved typography, graphics, original language
RIGHT PAGE
Translation & Commentary
Latvian / English / Russian + historical context