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the celebrations at Pesaro for the marriage of Costanzo Sforza & Camilla Marzano d'Aragona, 26-30 May 1475
Celebrations at Pesaro for the marriage of Costanzo Sforza and Camilla Marzano d'Aragona, 26-30 May 1475
Ordine delle nozze di Costanzio Sforza. English
198 pages : color illustrations, color facsimiles ; 27 cm
This publication is the first English translation from the Italian of the fascinating contemporary account of the spectacular four-day celebrations that took place in Pesaro in May 1475 to mark the marriage of Costanzo Sforza Lord of Pesaro and Camilla d'Aragona of Naples. The event was commemorated both in manuscript and early print in an anonymous narration that describes in great detail the arrival of the bride and her welcome procession into Pesaro; the actual marriage ceremony and the celebratory banquet that followed; the pageants, presentation of gifts and fireworks that filled the third day; and the final day's excitement of jousts and yet more theatrical entertainment. This present edition of the text includes all the images that illustrate the original manuscript. Thirty-two full-page miniatures depict the floats that welcomed the bride at the city gates of Pesaro.
introduced, translated and edited from the Italian by Jane Bridgeman ; Latin poems edited and translated by Alan Griffiths.
"The translation has been made from the early printed text (the incunable in the British Library, I.A. 31753 Sforza, Costantio Signore di Pesaro, 1475) and also directly from the unique illustrated presentation manuscript in the Vatican Library (MS Urb. Lat. 899)."--Jacket flap.
The early printed text was published in 1475 by Hermann Liechtenstein in Vicenza.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 186-190) and index.
Illumination of books and manuscripts, Renaissance
Illumination of books and manuscripts, Italian