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- Title
- Collection of printed ephemera from the Duchy of Milan
- Description
- The ephemera shown here is part of a group of notices, announcements, and keepsakes for weddings, balls, festivals, and other courtly activities in the Duchy of Milan in the last half of the eighteenth century. The item above, "Par orden dol abbaa Compaa Besgbili" is in Milanese dialect and relates to a performance by the Fecchin dol Lagh Mejo, or Porters of Lake Maggiore, in this case honoring the arrival of the Count and Countess Castellamare in Milan on July 6, 1785. "Giornale delle feste, che debbonsi fare per le nozze delle LL. AA. RR" lists the festivities celebrating the wedding of Ferdinand, Archduke of Austria, and Maria d'Este for two weeks in October 1771.
- Call Number (click link to view in library catalog)
- Q. Cavagna 30054no.5
- Full Title
- [Collection of printed ephemera from the Duchy of Milan, dating from 1752 to 1786].
- Date
- 1752-1786
- From the Exhibit
- Building a Library: Social Life and Customs
- Location
- Milan
- Language
- Italian, Milanese
- Rights
-
This item is the physical property of the Rare Book & Manuscript Library. Intellectual property rights, including copyright, may reside with the materials' creator(s) or their heirs.
The Rare Book & Manuscript Library's reproduction and publication policies are available here: https://www.library.illinois.edu/rbx/collections/reproduction-services/. The library welcomes requests for reproductions made from works in our collections, though restrictions may apply to certain materials. Please contact the library with any questions at askacurator@illinois.edu. - Type
- Text
- Medium
- Book
- Bibliographic Citation
- [Collection of printed ephemera from the Duchy of Milan, dating from 1752 to 1786]. Milan, 1752-1786. Print.