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Book ID: 1057
| Title | Descrizione delle due Machine di artefizio, nuovamente erette nella Piazza Farnese in occasione di presentarsi la chinea alla Santità di N.S. Papa Clemente XIII. da Sua Eccellenza il Signor D. Lorenzo Colonna . . . Ambasciatore Straordinario del Re delle due Sicilie . . . Incendiate nelle due sere 28., e 29. Giugno 1767 | |||||
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| Year of event | 1767 | |||||
| Event description | Fireworks for the presentation of the 'chinea' to Pope Clement XIII (Carlo Rezzonico - 1758-1769) in Rome by Lorenzo Colonna, Ambassador Extraordinay of the King of the Two Sicilies | |||||
| Event type | Local Festivities: Chinea, Rome | |||||
| Event place | Rome | |||||
| Publication info | Rome: Generoso Salomoni; 1767; 4° | |||||
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| Festival type | Cavalcades; Fireworks | |||||
| Rulers | Colonna, Lorenzo | |||||
| Artists | Posi, Paolo | |||||
| Shelfmark | V&A Piot F 1085 | |||||
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| Notes | The 'chinea' is a ceremony of homage by the King of Naples to the Pope, which includes a cavalcade and the payment of tribute. It is medieval in origin and was held every year on the vigil of the feast of Sts Peter and Paul. The word 'chinea' comes from Old French haquenée, meaning a horse, the form the tribute originally took. The fireworks were designed by Paolo Posi. See also Book IDs 1042-1043. | |||||