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Book ID: 419
| Title | La Contesa. Torneo fatto in Ferrara per le nozze Dell' Illustrissimo Signor Gio: Francesco Sacchetti Coll'Illustrissima Signora D. Beatrice Estense Tassona . . . | |||||
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| Year of event | 1631 | |||||
| Event description | Tournament in Ferrara for the wedding of Giovanni Francesco Sacchetti (1595-1637) and Beatrice Estense Tassone | |||||
| Event type | Weddings and betrothals | |||||
| Event place | Ferrara | |||||
| Publication info | Ferrara: Francesco Suzz; 1632; 4° | |||||
| Pages | 63pp | |||||
| Illustrations | 6 woodcuts by Giovanni Battista Torre | |||||
| Festival type | Operas; Tournaments | |||||
| Rulers | Carlo II Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua; Sacchetti, Giovanni Francesco; Sacchetti, Giulio, Cardinal; Spada, Bernardino, Cardinal; Tassone, Beatrice Estense | |||||
| Artists | Guitti, Francesco; Torre, Giovanni Battista | |||||
| Shelfmark | BNF 8- RA5- 482; V&A Piot C 1009 | |||||
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| Notes | Tournament opera organized by the bride's family, the Tassoni. Francesco Guitti was the designer. | |||||