Description of the tournament in honor of the entry into Bologna of Margherita Aldobrandini, wife of Ranuccio Farnese, Duke of Parma, held 27 June 1600. One part of the spectacle was a machine, the 'mountain of Circe ...
Description:
Description of the tournament in honor of the entry into Bologna of Margherita Aldobrandini, wife of Ranuccio Farnese, Duke of Parma, held 27 June 1600. One part of the spectacle was a machine, the 'mountain of Circe', with a central mechanism making three changeable scenes. This 'mountain' is here represented by an engraved illustration, the center cut out, with three attached center illustrations to be folded into place., Signatures: A-O⁴., and Signed on p. 112: Melchiorre Zoppio.
Publisher:
Presso gli heredi di Giouanni Rossi,
Subject (Name):
Aldobrandini, Margherita,--Duchess, consort of Ranuccio I Farnese, Duke of Parma,--1588-1646., Heredi di Giovanni Rossi, printer., and Rosenthal, Albi,--1914-2004--Ownership
Subject (Topic):
Festivals--Italy--Bologna--Early works to 1800. and Tournaments--Italy--Bologna--Early works to 1800.