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Visit to Venice of Ernst August, Duke of Braunschweig-Lüneburg. (Venice: 1685) |
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Giuochi festiui, e militari, danze, serenate, machine, boscareccia artificiosa, regatta solenne, et altri sontuosi apprestamenti di allegrezza esposti alla sodisfattione uniuersale dalla generosità dell'A. S. d'Ernesto Augusto duca di Brunsuich ... . (Venice, 1686) |
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Page 001
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Title_page
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Page 003
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Coat_of_Arms
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Page 005
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Dedication
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Page 009
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Apparato An enormous structure in the form of a wood with four grottoes.
Section "Boscaglia, et esercitii militari sopra il lido di Venetia."
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Page 014
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Regatta
Section "Origine, introduttione, et essenza della regatta."
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Page 016
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Boat
Section "Descrittione della machina ... ." This section includes a description of the huge wood as well as the boats taking part in the regatta.
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Page 018
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The first of fourteen engravings, this depicts in great detail the regatta taking place on the Canal Grande.
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Page 021
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A boat in the shape of a whale bearing Tritons and Neptune on its back.
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Page 025
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The peota di Venere.
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Page 027
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The peota di Marte.
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Page 031
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The peota di Glauco.
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Page 033
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The peota di Diana.
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Page 037
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The peota di Giunone.
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Page 039
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The peota di Pallade.
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Page 043
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This engraving illustrates the boat, a margherota, that carried Ernst August.
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Page 045
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The fifteen other peota that took part in the regatta.
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Page 050
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Regatta
Section "Descrittione della regatta grande."
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Page 055
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Boat Proteus, Venus.
Music A serenade performed in front of the Casa Foscari by Venus from a huge boat in the shape of Proteus.
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Page 062
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Introduttione della serenata Proteo con Venere sul tergo.
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Page 064
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A later illustration, by Andrea Zucchi, of a peota that formed part of a regatta of 1716.
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Festival details |
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Festival: Visit to Venice of Ernst August, Duke of Braunschweig-Lüneburg. |
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Date: 1685 |
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City: Venice |
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Participants: Ernst August (1629-1698), Duke of Braunschweig-Lüneburg, Elector of Hanover |
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Book details |
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Title: Giuochi festiui, e militari, danze, serenate, machine, boscareccia artificiosa, regatta solenne, et altri sontuosi apprestamenti di allegrezza esposti alla sodisfattione uniuersale dalla generosità dell'A. S. d'Ernesto Augusto duca di Brunsuich ... . |
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Alternative title: Givochi festivi, e militari, danze, serenate ... . |
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Names: Alberti, Giovanni Matteo (Author)
Mauro, Alessandro (Engraver)
Dalla Via, A. (Engraver)
Portio, A. (Engraver)
Poletti, Andrea (Printer)
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Published: Venice, 1686 |
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Shelfmark: 143.g.7 |
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Format: 34 pp., [14] leaves of plates, some folded. Folio 14 engravings. |
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References: Watanabe No. 1459 |
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Notes:
This copy includes, at the end, an engraving by Andrea Zucchi of a 1716 regatta. |
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