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Entry of Margaret of Austria into Milan in 1598 (Milan: 1598) |
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Apparato fatto dalla città di Milano per riceuere la serenissima regina d[onna] Margarita d'Austria sposata al potentiss[imo] re di Spagna d[on] Filippo III nostro signore. (Milan, 1599) |
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Page 001
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Engraved_tp Spanish royal arms in the centre of the page. Architectural frame.
Title_page
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Page 003
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Dedication The author is the dedicatee's servant.
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Page 005
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Section This is a specifically commissioned account by the council of Milan to commemorate the event. It describes in enormous detail each arch in turn. An account of the entry itself follows.
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Page 006
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Triumphal_Arch Dedicated to the Queen. Details of Latin inscriptions and every part of the arch's facades. Doric. Figures of Spain, Italy, India, Flanders, and Milan.
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Page 010
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Gate Gates to the city.
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Page 011
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Triumphal_Arch Reference to Vitruvius. Allegorical figures: Faith, Charity, Justice. Eagle. Pieta.
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Page 013
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Bridge With gate in the middle. Wisdom. Magnificence. Condord. Glory etc.
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Page 016
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Triumphal_Arch The third arch dedicated to Philip III. Collosus of Charles V and statue of Philip. Honour and virtue.
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Page 019
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Triumphal_Arch Fourth arch dedicated to the Archduke Albert. Statues of ancestors. A series of eagles with tags.
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Page 021
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Triumphal_Arch Fifth arch situated in the main square, dedicated to Philip II. Peace. Abundance. Mercury.
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Page 025
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Triumphal_Arch Sixth arch built by the Cathedral church. Dealing with the theme of marriage.
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Page 029
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Church Description of the adornment of the church with tapestries etc.
Triumphal_Arch The seventh arch in the front of the palace. Verses from Virgil and Valerius Flaccus. Iris. Celestial theme.
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Page 031
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Artillery Salvo to welcome Margaret.
Section 'Entrata reale'. The account of the actual entry.
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Page 032
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Music Trumpeters and the musicians of the Castle.
Procession Order of the entry with soldiers, horsemen etc.
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Page 034
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Music Singers of canzoni.
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Page 035
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Statue Two equestrian sculptures of Philip II and III.
Triumphal_Arch Four mentioned on the same page. At the bottom is a description of one. Argo. Palm of victory.
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Page 036
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Section 'Teatro Reale'. Four page description of the specially constructed theatre, built by Condestable of Milan.
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Festival details |
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Festival: Entry of Margaret of Austria into Milan in 1598 |
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Date: 1598 |
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City: Milan |
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Participants: Margaret (Margarita) of Austria (1584-1611), m. Philip III, King of Spain |
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Dynasty: Habsburg |
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Book details |
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Title: Apparato fatto dalla città di Milano per riceuere la serenissima regina d[onna] Margarita d'Austria sposata al potentiss[imo] re di Spagna d[on] Filippo III nostro signore. |
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Names: Mazenta, Guido (Author)
Pontio, Pacifico (Printer)
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Published: Milan, 1599 |
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Shelfmark: 9930.dd.10 |
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Dedicated to:
Velasco, Innico di, Count of Haro |
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Format: [40] pp. 4º |
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References: Watanabe No. 498 |
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Notes:
There is an excellent modern facsimile edition of a number of the festival books relating the Ferrarese entry of Margaret, cf. Bonner Mitchell, 1598 A Year of Pageantry In Late Renaissance Ferrara (Binghamton, NY: Medieval and Renaissance Texts and Studies, 1990). |
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