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Festivities held at Versailles by Louis XIV, King of France (Versailles: 1664) |
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Les plaisirs de l'isle enchantée. Course de bague; collation ornée de machines; comedie, meslée de danse et de musique; ballet du palais d'Alcine; feu d'artifice: et autres festes galantes et magnifiques, faites par le roy a Versailles, le VII. may M.DC.LXIV. et continuées plusieurs autres jours. (Paris, 1674) |
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Page 001
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Title_page
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Page 003
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The first of the duplicate plates bound into this copy.
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Page 006
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Engraved_tp
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Page 008
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Running_at_the_ring This section describes the first day's festivities, with a "course de bague" on theme Roger (played by the King) and his knights enchanted on the island of Alcina, an elaborate banquet and a ballet.
Section "Les plaisirs de l'isle enchantée."
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Page 011
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"Marche du roy, et de ses chevaliers ... ."
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Page 013
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Arena
Procession
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Page 016
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"Comparse du roy et ses chevaliers ... ."
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Page 019
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"Course de bague disputée par le roy, et ses chevaliers ... ."
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Page 029
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Banquet With plates carried by shepherds to the accompaniement of music.
Ballet Danced by the Four Seasons and the twelve signs of the zodiac.
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Page 031
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"Comparse des quatre saisons ... ." The second of the duplicate plates.
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Page 034
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"Comparse des quatre saisons ... ."
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Page 037
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"Festin du roy ... ." The third of the duplicate plates.
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Page 039
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"Festin du roy ... ."
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Page 042
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List Of people present at the banquet and their order at the table.
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Page 045
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Theatrical_Performance On the second day of festivities, the King and his courtiers (again in the guise of Roger and his knights) perform a play about the Princesse of Elide, for the Queen.
Play Section "Seconde journée des plaisirs de l'isle enchantée." This section gives the text of the play and intermezzi performed on the second day.
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Page 050
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Dramatis_personnae With the names of the actors.
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Page 106
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"Theatre fait dans la mesme allée sur lequel la comedie, et le ballet de la princesse d'Elide furent representéz."
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Page 108
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Theatre Constructed, for the ballet, in a lake.
Stage_machinery Giant sea creatures float on the lake in front of the theatre.
Ballet The Ballet au palais d'Alcine.
Section "Troisieme journée des plaisirs de l'isle enchantée." On the third day, the Ballet au palais d'Alcine was performed.
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Page 115
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"Theatre dressé au milieu du grand estang ... ."
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Page 117
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"Theatre dressé au milieu du grand estang ... ." The fourth duplicate plate.
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Page 120
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Running_at_the_head Which the author describes as a German, rather than French, activity.
Fireworks
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Page 122
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Theatrical_Performance Of Molière's Tartuffe.
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Page 123
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"Rupture du palais ... ." The fifth of the duplicate plates.
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Page 126
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"Rupture du palais ... ."
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Page 129
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Imprint
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Festival details |
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Festival: Festivities held at Versailles by Louis XIV, King of France |
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Date: 1664 |
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City: Versailles |
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Participants: Louis XIV (1638-1715) ('le Grand'), King of France |
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Dynasty: Bourbon |
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Book details |
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Title: Les plaisirs de l'isle enchantée. Course de bague; collation ornée de machines; comedie, meslée de danse et de musique; ballet du palais d'Alcine; feu d'artifice: et autres festes galantes et magnifiques, faites par le roy a Versailles, le VII. may M.DC.LXIV. et continuées plusieurs autres jours. |
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Names: Félibien, André (Author)
Sylvestre, Israel (1621-1691) (Illustrator)
Chauveau, Francois (Illustrator)
Mabre-Cramoisy, Sebastien (Printer)
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Published: Paris, 1674 |
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Shelfmark: 562*.g.25.(1) |
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Format: 91, [1] pp., [14] leaves of engravings (double) Folio Engraved titlepage and eight engravings by Israel Sylvestre and Francois Chauveau. |
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References: Watanabe No. 1916 |
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Notes:
There are five duplicate plates bound into this copy. |
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