A Renaissance Wedding
Subtitle: The Celebration at Pesaro for the Marriage of Costanzo Sforza & Camilla Marzano dAragona
Publisher: Brand: Brepols Publishers; Brepols Publishers
Published: Aug 31, 2013
Language: eng
Format: hardcover
Number of pages: 198
ISBN-13: 9781905375936
Description: 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. 32 full-page miniatures that depict the floats that welcomed the bride at the city gates of Pesaro.
Notes: Source title: A Renaissance Wedding: The Celebration at Pesaro for the Marriage of Costanzo Sforza & Camilla Marzano dAragona (26 30 May 1475) (Studies in Medieval and Early Renaissance Art History)