Disegni del conuito fatto dall'illustrissimo signor senatore Francesco Ratta all'illustrissimo publico, eccelsi signori anziani, & altra nobilita, terminando il suo confalonierato li 28. febraro 1693.

Published/Created:

In Bologna :
Per li Peri, all'angelo custode,
[1693?]

Physical Description:

[8] p., [6] leaves of plates (1 folded) : ill. (engravings) ; 35 cm. (fol.)

Notes:

"Con licenza de' superiori."
Pages [3]-[4] excessively trimmed at bottom, with partial loss of catchwords.
Illustrations: [1] large folded engraved frontispiece depicting the great hall of Palazzo già Vizzani, giving prominence to the temporary decoration and apparati, that included sugar trophies. The plate is signed: Marc:ant.o Chiarini dissegnò, Giacomo Giouanini Intagliò, and has a caption in the lower margin: "Apparato del Conuito fatto dall'Ill.mo Sig Senat.e Francesco Ratta all' Ill.mo Publico, Eccelsi Signori Anziani, & altra Nobilità in numero di 64 nella Sala del palazzo già Vizzani, terminando il Confalonierato del primo Bimestre dell'Anno MDCXCIII." [2] engraved plate depicting a table decorated with a display of drinking-vessels and plates, signed: Giacomo Giouanini intagliò, Marc:ant.o Chiarini dis.o. [3]-[5] three engraved plates depicting sugar sculptures, one of them signed: Gio. Batta Zacarini inuen. [6] engraved plate of hallway with caption: "Loggia, che introduce all'apparato della sala," signed Marc:ant.o Chiarini dissegnò, Giacomo Giouanini Intaglio.
On p. [6] it is noted that the sugar sculptures were executed by Giovanni Battista Zaccarini, the other decorations by Sebastiano Sarti, under the supervision of Gioseffo Mazza.
The text describes the decorations at the banquet that senator Francesco Ratta gave in his palace in Bologna, and includes a list of invited guests.

Abstract:

Illustrations: [1] large folded engraved frontispiece depicting the great hall of Palazzo gia Vizzani, giving prominence to the temporary decoration and apparati, that included sugar trophies. The plate is signed: Marc:ant.o Chiarini dissegno, Giacomo Gio

Variant Titles:

Disegni del convito fatto dall'illustrissimo signor senatore Francesco Ratta all'illustrissimo publico, eccelsi signori anziani, & altra nobilita, terminando il svo confalonierato li 28. febraro 1693

Topics:

Dinners and dining--Italy--Bologna--Early works to 1800.

Topics:

Bologna (Italy)--Social life and customs--Early works to 1800.

Topics:

Chiarini, Marcantonio, 1652-1730.
Giovannini, Giacomo-Maria, 1667-1717.
Mazza, Giuseppe, 1653-1741.
Peri (Firm), printer.
Ratta, Francesco.
Sarti, Sebastiano, d. ca. 1740.
Zaccarini, Giovanni Battista.

Language:

Italian

Genre:

Festival books--Italy--Bologna--1693.

Format:

Text

Content Type:

Books, Journals & Pamphlets

Rights:

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Access Restrictions:

Public

Digital:

Celebrating Italian

Related Exhibit or Resource:

Italian Festivals

Call Number:

Italian Festivals +2

Orbis Record:

7249558

Orbis Barcode:

39002089212469

Yale Collection:

Beinecke Library

Digital Collection:

General Collection, BRBL, Yale University

oid pointer:

1074541

Extent of digitization:

Complete work digitized.

OID:

2018813

PID:

digcoll:3403502