Guerra d'amore : festa del serenissimo gran duca di Toscana Cosimo secondo, fatta in Firenze il carneuale del 1615

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Title: Guerra d'amore : festa del serenissimo gran duca di Toscana Cosimo secondo, fatta in Firenze il carneuale del 1615
Alternative Title: Gverra d'amore
Contributor: Salvadori, Andrea.
Callot, Jacques, 1592-1635.
Del Turco, Giovanni, 1577-1647
Peri, Jacopo, 1561-1633.
Grazie, Paolo.
Signorini, Giovanni Batista.
Ricci, Agnolo.
Parigi, Giulio, 1571-1635.
Pignoni, Zanobi, printer.
Published / Created: l'anno MDCXV [1615, i.e. 1616]
Publication Place: In Firenze and Italy Florence
Publisher: Nella Stamperia di Zanobi Pignoni
Description: BEIN Monteverdi +4: From the Albi Rosenthal Collection of Monteverdi and the birth of opera.
Description of a musical tournament; includes libretto in verse and scenario by Andrea Salvadori; without the music. Plates etched by Jacques Callot.
The director of the festivities in honor of Cosimo's wife was Giovanni del Turco; the music was composed by Jacopo Peri, Paolo Grazi and Giovanni Battista Signorini; the choreographer was Agnolo Ricci, and costumes and scenography were designed by Giulio Parigi.
Although the t.p. reads "Carneuale del 1615" the ceremonies were actually held in February 1616 "parce que selon l'usage du lieu, l'année nouvelle ne commenc̦ait alors qu'au 25 mars" (Nancy).
Signatures: A-F⁴ G² (E1 missigned as B).
Extent: 52 p., [4] folded leaves of plates : 23 cm. (4to)
Extent of Digitization: This object has been completely digitized.
Language: Italian

Genre: Early works to 1800
Libretti Italy Florence 1615
Libretti Italy Florence 1616
Festival books
Material: ill. ;
Subject (Geographic): Italy
Florence
Subject (Name): Cosimo II, Grand Duke of Tuscany, 1590-1621.
Maria Maddalena, d'Austria, granduchessa, 1587-1631.
Subject (Topic): Tournaments
Festivals
Horse ballet
Subjects: Cosimo II, Grand Duke of Tuscany, 1590-1621
Maria Maddalena, d'Austria, granduchessa, 1587-1631
Tournaments > Italy > Florence > Early works to 1800
Festivals > Italy > Florence > Early works to 1800
Horse ballet > Italy > Florence > Early works to 1800
Italy > Florence > 1615
Italy > Florence > 1616
Rosenthal, Albi, 1914-2004 > Ownership

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