Descrizione del Canto de Sogni : mandato dall'illustrissimo, & eccellentissimo s. principe di Fiorenza, & di Siena : il secondo giorno di febbraio 1565 in Fiorenza

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The last five pages are blank Signatures: A-B (B6 verso, B7, B8 blank) Woodcuts: armorial title-vignette (Medici coat of arms) Colophon: In Firenze appresso i Giunti 1565 Includes a poem in Latin on t.p. verso with Italian translation on the opposite page, tentatively attributed to Cosimo I de Medici (cf. NUC pre-1956). The text primarily describes a cavalcade of allegorical figures, entitled "Trionfo de' sogni", which was one of the festivities held in honor of the wedding of Francesco I de Medici and Giovanna d'Austria (cf. Nagler, A. M. Theatre festivals of the Medici, 1539-1637) The pageant car was designed by Bernardo Buontalenti, painted by Michele di Ridolfo del Ghirlandajo, and the sculptures and reliefs of it were made by Giambologna. Cencio della Nera, goldsmith of the Grand Duke, manufactured the masks for the witches and the horses, while another Cencio made all the embroideries. Buontalenti made all the costumes Nagler, A. M. Theatre festivals of the Medici NUC pre-1956,cCXL, p. 347, col. 3 Library's copy 2 is bound with: Descrizione dell'entrata della sereniss. reina Giouanna d'Austria (SPECIAL 94-B5519) Binding: library's copy 1 is bound in modern full vellum
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