{"product_id":"lucangeli-niccolo","title":"LUCANGELI, Niccolò","description":"\u003cp\u003eScarce first edition of this fascinating pamphlet describing the journey of Henry III of France from Cracow to Turin, and the celebrations prepared for his progress. Henry of Valois (1551-89), king of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth 1573-75, was elected after the late Sigismund II Vasa in exchange for concessions to the Polish nobility. Soon after the death of his brother Charles IX, and to the chagrin of the Polish Senate, Henry returned to France becoming king in 1574 the last French ruler of the House of Valois. Dedicated to Cardinal Ferdinando, fifth son of Cosimo I de  Medici, the pamphlet begins with Henry s departure from Poland at night time and focuses on the numerous entertainments organized for his stay in Venice. Lucangeli superbly portrays the protracted Venetian celebrations, with cannons echoing through the city at Henry s passage on the Bucintoro decorated with fine gold. He also describes the architectural pageants erected throughout the city, with Latin mottos, political emblems like a dragon treading over human heads, ancient deities and heroes. Regattas organised in his honour through the canals were followed by lavish banquets adorned with sugar statues representing classical and biblical figures. Like other similar contemporary pamphlets faithfully reporting celebrations for royal progresses,  Successi  fed the appetite of the Renaissance elites for wondrous entertainments, intricate political emblems and the  mirabilia  of luxury.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"LUCANGELI, Niccolò","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57816153915727,"sku":"L2809","price":2500.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1016\/2425\/0703\/files\/IMG_3250.jpg?v=1781794924","url":"https:\/\/sokol-books-ltd.myshopify.com\/products\/lucangeli-niccolo","provider":"Sokol Books Ltd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}