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Book ID: 801
Title Dichiaratione del carro del vniverso, fatto dall'illvstrissimo Sig. Lothario Conti per il gioco de Caroselli nella Piazza d'Agone in Roma il dì 5 di Febraro M.D.LXXXVII
Authors Conti, Lothario
Year of event 1587
Event description Carnival celebrations
Event type Carnival celebrations
Event place Rome
Publication info Rome: Vincentio Accoltil; 1587; 4°
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Illustrations
Festival type Giuoco de' caroselli/juego de alcancías/Carisell
Rulers Sixtus V (Felice Peretti), Pope
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Shelfmark BL Voyn.116.; V&A Piot D 1064
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Notes The 'giuoco de' caroselli' is a team game in which members of one team take it in turns to bombard the other with hollow earthenware balls. It comes originally from Spain where it is called the 'juego de alcancías'.