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Book ID: 1265
Title Gverra d'amore festa del serenissimo gran dvca di Toscana Cosimo Secondo, fatta in Firenze il Carneuale del 1615
Authors Salvadori, Andrea
Year of event 1616
Event description Tournament at carnival time in Florence
Event type Carnival celebrations
Event place Florence
Publication info Florence: Zanobi Pignoni; 1615; 4°
Pages 52pp
Illustrations
Festival type Festival cars, chariots and floats; Horse ballets; Musical performances and concerts; Tournaments; Verses
Rulers Cosimo II de' Medici, Duke, then Grand Duke of Tuscany; Maria Magdalena, Archduchess of Austria, Grand Duchess of Tuscany
Artists Callot, Jacques; Parigi, Giulio; Ricci, Agnolo; Peri, Jacopo (= Peri, Giacomo); Grazi, Paolo; Signorini, Giovanni Batista
Shelfmark BL 9930.d.7.; BNF 8- RA5- 186
URL http://special-1.bl.uk/treasures/festivalbooks/BookDetails.aspx?strFest=0212
Notes The date given is in so-called 'stile fiorentino', according to which the new year did not start until April. The copy at BNF 8-RA5-186 contains four engravings by Jacques Callot.