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Book ID: 2705
Title Sommare beschrijuinghe vande triumphelijcke Incomst vanden doorluchtighen ende hooghgheboren Aerst-Hertoge Matthias / binnen die Princelijcke stadt van Brussele, in t'iaer ons Herren M.D.LXXVIII. den xviij dach Januarij . . .
Authors Houwaert, Jan Baptista
Year of event 1578
Event description Entry into Brussels of Matthias, Archduke of Austria, later Matthias I, Holy Roman Emperor (1557-1619)
Event type Entries
Event place Brussels
Publication info Antwerp: Christoffel Plantin; 1579; 4°
Pages 174pp
Illustrations 66 wood engravings + printer's device by Antoine van Leest, possibly after Maartiin de Vos
Festival type Artillery and military salutes; Dramas; Musical performances and concerts; Orations; Songs; Triumphal arches; Verses; Entries
Rulers Friedrich, Landgrave of Hessen-Kassel, as Fredrik I King of Sweden; Matthias I, Holy Roman Emperor (Matthias II, King of Hungary); Willem, Prince of Orange
Artists Vos, Maartin de; Leest, Antoine van
Shelfmark BL 9930.d.11.
URL http://special-1.bl.uk/treasures/festivalbooks/BookDetails.aspx?strFest=0135
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