Eseqvie d'Arrigo qvarto cristianissimo re di Francia, e di Navarra
Subtitle: celebrate in Firenze dal serenissimo don Cosimo II granduca di Toscana
By: descritte da Givliano Giraldi
Contributors: Rosaccio, Aloys
Publisher: Nella stamperia di Bartolommeo Sermartelli e fratelli
Published: 1610
Place of publication: In Firenze
Language: ita
Number of pages: 51
Subjects: Death and burial; Social life and customs; Early works to 1800; Funeral decorations; Funeral rites and ceremonies; Catafalques; San Lorenzo (Church : Florence, Italy)
Other titles: Esequie d'Arrigo quarto cristianissimo re di Francia, e di Navarra; Eseqvie del re di Francia
Notes: The last page is blank.

Errata on p. 51.

Woodcuts: historiated and floriated initials, head-and tail-pieces.

The text describes funeral decorations at San Lorenzo in Florence, mainly the twenty six paintings by various Florentine artists (cf. p. 17), depicting the life of the king, citing Latin inscriptions of each painting; includes a detailed description of the catafalque.

Illustrations: twenty-six half-page etchings by Aloys Rosaccio, signed "AR", and an armorial title-vignette. The etchings are after paintings of scenes in the life of Henry IV used in the church decorations.

Vinet. Bibliographie ... beaux-arts, 482

Ruggieri. Catalogue, 1873, no. 359

Nagler. Monogrammisten, I, 1176

In Italian, with Latin inscriptions.

Library's copy 1 has stamp on t.p.: Ex Bibl. Ios. Ren. Card. Imperialis (Giuseppe Renato Imperiali, Cardinal, 1651-1737).

Library's copy 2 remargined: original pages are trimmed to ca. 26 x 18 cm. and pasted on larger folio size leaves.  A separate pagination, continuous within the bound-with vol. counts leaves as 218-243.

Library's copy 2 is bound with: Racconto delle sontvose esseqvie fatte in Milano alli 7. di giugno l'anno 1621 ... In Milano : Per Pandolfo Malatesta, 1621 (SPECIAL 94-B6733).