Description of a festival held in Messina in August 1589 by order of the future King Philip III of Spain, in celebration of the discovery of relics believed to be of the martyr Placitus and his companions. Here, as commonly occurred from the 12th century.
Alternative Title:
Breve raguaglio dell'inventione e feste de gloriosi martiri Placido, e compagni mandato al seren.mo don Filippo d'Austria principe di Spagna
Description:
Description of a festival held in Messina in August 1589 by order of the future King Philip III of Spain, in celebration of the discovery of relics believed to be of the martyr Placitus and his companions. Here, as commonly occurred from the 12th century on, Placitus is confused with the later St. Placidus (companion of St. Benedict, monk of Subiaco, fl. 6th century)., Engraved t. p., illustrated., Errata on p. [7]-[8]., Illustrations: 27 full-page engravings (incl. t. p.; one repeated), chiefly depicting triumphal arches erected for the celebration and funeral biers with tableaux (incidents of St. Placitus' life and martyrdom) borne in the procession. Two plates depicting arches are signed: Rinaldvs Bonanvs inventor., Includes index., Shelf-mark on front paste-down: "5g G." Ms. note on p. [9] at end: "Primog. quad[er]ni de Brunasio.", and Signatures: [sec.]⁴ 2[dagger]⁴ 3[dagger]² A-2A⁴.
Publisher:
Stampato p[er] Fausto Bufalini,
Subject (Geographic):
Italy
Subject (Name):
Bonanno, Rinaldo, approximately 1545-1590., Bufalini, Fausto, d. 1592, printer., and Philip--III,--King of Spain,--1578-1621.
Subject (Topic):
Christian martyrs--Cult--Italy--Messina., Christian Saints--Cult--Italy--Messina., and Festivals--Italy--Messina--Early works to 1800.
An edition was published in 1549 under title: L'art & science de la vraye proportion., Armorial bookplate and autograph: Olin Lake Merriam. Bookplates: Charles Butler; Frank Altschul., Colophon: Cy finist ce present Liure, avec Laddition de Treze diuerses faco[n]s de Lettres, Et la maniere de faire Chifres pour Bagues dor, ou autrement. Qui fut acheue dimprimer Le mercredy. xxviij. Iour du Mois Dapuril. Lan Mil Cincq Cens. XXIX. Pour Maistre Geofroy Tory de Bourges, Auteur dudict Liure, & Libraire demora[n]t a Paris, qui le vent sus Petit Pont a Lenseigne du Pot Casse. Et pour Giles Gourmont aussi Libraire demorant au dict Paris, qui le vent pareillement en La Rue Sainct Iaques a Lenseigne des Trois Coronnes., Imprint from colophon., Signatures: A⁸ B-N⁶ O⁸., and Title within ornamental borders; initials. Two forms of Tory's mark "le pot cassé, on t.p. and last leaf, respectively.
Publisher:
Pour Maistre Geofroy Tory de Bourges, autheur dudict liure, & libraire demora[n]t a Paris, qui le vent sus Petit Pont a lenseigne du Pot Casse, et pour Giles Gourmont aussi libraire demorant au dict Paris, qui le vent pareillement en la Rue Sainct Iaques a lenseigne des Trois Coronnes,
Alphabets--Early works to 1800, French language--Pronunciation--Early works to 1800, French language--Provincialisms--Early works to 1800, and Proportion (Art)--Early works to 1800
Anno a Christi natiuitate 1525. Tertio Kal'. Apriles.
Call Number:
1976 +325
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
Books, Journals & Pamphlets
Description:
Each map is printed across two leaves of plates. Maps 1 to 49 are numbered and have text on recto of initial leaf; final map is unnumbered, has no text on recto of initial leaf., Imprint information from colophon (leaf Q8 recto)., Index ([68] p., third group) bound at end, after maps., Signatures: A-M⁶ N⁴ 0-P⁶ Q⁸ a-e⁶ f⁴., and Variant order of binding: index precedes maps. Autograph of Giovanni Battista Francino.
Publisher:
Iohannes Grieningerus, communibus Iohannis Koberger impensis excudebat,
Subject (Name):
Francino, Giovanni Battista,--1631-1698--Autograph. and Regiomontanus, Joannes, 1436-1476.
Colloqves ov dialogves, avec vn dictionaire en six langues, flamen, anglois, alleman, françois, espagnol, & italien
Description:
Based on Noël de Berlemont's "Vocabulare", a Flemish-French phrase-book first published in Amsterdam, 1530., Bookseller's label: E. Garcia Rico, Madrid., Colophon: En Anvers, De l'imprimerie de Giles van den Rade. Aux despens Henry Hendricx., In three columns., Ode to Assverus Boon, signed H. Hendricx: p. [5]., Signatures: A-2G⁸., Title in Flemish: Colloquien oft tsamensprekinghen, met eenen vocabuleir, in ses spraken, Neerduyts, Engelsch, Hooghduyts, Fransoys, Spaens en Italiaens. Van nieus verbetert en vermeerdert van twee Colloquien, seer nut en profijtelijck totter reyse ende herberghe., and Title repeated in Flemish on t.p.
Publisher:
Chez Henry Hendricx, au cemitierre Nostre Dame, à la Fleur de Liz,
Subject (Name):
Berlemont, Noël de, -1531, Boon, Assverus, fl. 1598-1599, Hendricx, Henry, fl. 1579-1583, and Rade, Gilles van den, b. ca. 1541
Subject (Topic):
Languages, Modern--Conversation and phrase books and Polyglot glossaries, phrase books, etc.
Described in Stein, Harold. Studies in Spenser's Complaints. New York, 1934. p. [171]-172, [176]-179., Signatures: A-Z4 (Z4 blank and wanting)., The ruines of time -- The teares of the muses -- Virgils gnat -- Prosopopoia, or, Mother Hubberds tale -- Ruines of Romes / Bellay -- Mviopotmos, or, The fate of the butterflie -- Visions of the worlds vanitie -- The visions of Bellay -- The visions of Petrarch., and The tears of the muses, 1591 ; Prosopopoia, 1591 ; and Mviopotmos, 1590 have special title pages.
Publisher:
Imprinted for VVilliam Ponsonbie, dwelling in Paules Churchyard at the signe of the Bishops head,