Breue raguaglio dell'inuentione e feste de gloriosi martirj Placido, e compagni mandato al seren.mo don Filippo d'Austria principe di Spagna

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Title: Breue raguaglio dell'inuentione e feste de gloriosi martirj Placido, e compagni mandato al seren.mo don Filippo d'Austria principe di Spagna
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
Creator: Goto, Filippo, d. 1599
Contributor: Bonanno, Rinaldo, approximately 1545-1590.
Bufalini, Fausto, d. 1592, printer.
Published / Created: lanno i59i [1591].
Publication Place: Messina and Italy Messina
Publisher: Stampato p[er] Fausto Bufalini
Description: BEIN Italian Festivals 78: Shelf-mark on front paste-down: "5g G." Ms. note on p. [9] at end: "Primog. quad[er]ni de Brunasio."
Signatures: [sec.]⁴ 2[dagger]⁴ 3[dagger]² A-2A⁴.
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.
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.
Errata on p. [7]-[8].
Includes index.
Extent: [20], 183, [9] p. : 24 cm. (4to)
Extent of Digitization: This object has been completely digitized.
Language: Italian

Collection Information

Repository: Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Call Number: Italian Festivals 78

Subjects, Formats, And Genres

Genre: Early works to 1800
Festival books
Material: ill.,
Subject (Geographic): Italy
Messina.
Messina
Subject (Name): Philip III, King of Spain, 1578-1621.
Subject (Topic): Christian martyrs
Cult
Christian Saints
Festivals
Subjects: Christian martyrs > Cult > Italy > Messina
Christian Saints > Cult > Italy > Messina
Philip III, King of Spain, 1578-1621
Festivals > Italy > Messina > Early works to 1800

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Identifiers

Catalog Record: 9972236133408651
Object ID (OID): 2026742