A description of the spectacle held by the Ferdinando II de Medici for the visit of his sister, with her husband and brother-in-law; incorporates Rigoglis verse.
Description:
"La battaglia, e il balletto fù inuenzione, e composizione del sig. caualiere Tommaso Guidoni. Gli abiti de caualieri, e di tutta la festa, furono fatti con la sopraintendenza del signor Anibale Douara. Il componimento, e la poesia fù del signor Benedetto Rigogli. Il carro di Nettuno, le prospettiue, gli abiti, & gli altri ornamenti del teatro furono inuenzioni del sig. Alfonso Parigi. La macchina grande dell'Orca Marina, che si trasforma nella naue fù inuenzione del sig. Ferdinando Tacca"--P. [22]., A description of the spectacle held by the Ferdinando II de Medici for the visit of his sister, with her husband and brother-in-law; incorporates Rigogli's verse., Another state is reported, gathered in 4s, signed A-C., with some differences in text and ornament., Engravings comprise one of the spectacle as a whole -- with legend "Naue del Colonbo [sic] gia Trasformata da Nettuno in Orca Marina ...", Della Bella's signature in the lower right margin is nearly effaced -- and two recording the choreography of the horse ballet., Errata slip on p. [20] pasted over last word of first line to make change from "Bianco" to "Scarnatino". Unidentified bookplate with initials "DR", signed Baticle., Signatures: A¹²(-A12) (A11v blank)., and Woodcut ornament on t.p. Text on each page within ornamental border of printer's ornaments.
Publisher:
Nella stamperia di S.A.S. alla Condotta,
Subject (Geographic):
Florence (Italy)
Subject (Name):
Anna,--Archduchess, consort of Ferdinand Charles, Archduke of Austria,--1616-1676., D. R.--Bookplate., Della Bella, Stefano, 1610-1664., Ferdinand Charles,--Archduke of Austria,--1628-1662., Ferdinando--II,--Grand-Duke of Tuscany,--1610-1670., Rigogli, Benedetto., Sigismund Francis,--Archduke of Austria,--1630-1665., and Stamperia di S.A.S., printer.
Subject (Topic):
Festivals--Italy--Florence--Early works to 1800., Horse ballet--Italy--Florence--Early works to 1800., and Visits of state--Italy--Florence--Early works to 1800.