Festiva ad capita annulumque decursio
Subtitle: a Rege Ludovico XIV. principibus, summisque aulae proceribus edita anno M.DC.LXII
By: scripsit gallicè Carolus Perrault ; latinaè reddidit, & versibus heroïcis expressit Spiritus Fléchier
Publisher: E Typographia Regia
Published: 1670
Place of publication: Parisiis
Language: lat
Translated from: fre
Number of pages: 105
Subjects: Medieval Tournaments; Processions; Festivals; Costume; Emblems; Early works to 1800; History
Work titles: Courses de testes et de bague
Notes: Illustrations engraved by I. Silvestre and F. Chauveau; added t.-p. engraved by G. Rousselet.

Colophon (p. [106], repeated on p. 104 (2nd count)): Parisiis, e Typographia Regia, curante Sebastiano Mabre-Cramoisy, ejusdem Typographiae Directore. M.DC.LXX.

Each leaf is separately signed in the sequence [pi] [²pi] [ã] [ẽ] ĩ A-Ggg, Ooo-Kkkk, except that p. [25]-[28] consist of a bifolium signed: N O.

Error in paging: p. 72 (2nd count) misnumbered 74.

The ill. consist of views of the procession and tournament, costumes, emblematic devices of the participants, head- and tailpieces, and initials.

The ill. are the same as those in the French ed. (also Paris, 1670), except that the captions for all save the emblematic devices have been re-engraved in Latin.

Engraved t.p. vignette of the arms of Louis XIV.

Added engraved title-page with port. of Louis XIV.

"Circus regius, sive Pompa equestris Ludovici XIV, carmen heroicum": p. 65-104 (2nd count).

The Circus regius, which consists of sheets from the French ed., was apparently not issued with all copies of the Latin ed.

Tchemerzine, IX, p. 164.

Lipperheidesche Kostümbibliothek (2. Aufl.), Sg 12.

From the collection of Edwin Binney 3rd.

Book label of the Prince of Isemburg; engraved label of Susse, papetier, Paris.

P. [25]-[28] (bifolium N-O) and the folding plate, "Quinque turmarum" following p. [100] (1st count) removed, matted, and housed as pf TS 580.168 1670.

Bound in 19th century half burgundy morocco and red boards (spine repaired); some browning in text.