An Account of His Excellence Roger Earl of Castlemaine's Embassy : From His Sacred Majesty James the Iid., King of England, Scotland, France, And Ireland, &c., to His Holiness Innocent Xi.

en plates numbered 1 to 8, 10-15: a frontispiece depicting James II. kneeling down in front of Innocent XI.; a portrait plate of Queen Mary of Modena, consort of James II., engraved by Robert White; two plates depicting papal and English royal coats of arms with allegorical figures; six plates depicting the lateral, front, and rear views of Earl of Castlemaine's ornately carved carriage, a work by Andrea Cornely; the folded plate (impression: 115 x 26 cm.) unfolds to display a long table richly decorated with tableware, elaborately folded napkins and sculptural table decorations made of sugarpaste (cf. p. 55) called in Italian "trionfi"; and six plates depicting the individual "trionfi" The text describes the itinerary of the journey of the Earl of Castlemaine from London to Rome; decorations of the Palazzo Pamphilij in Rome, the papal and the royal coats of arms; the carriage, and the banquet: the feast, the choreographic performances and details of table setting and decoration Illustrated with engravings by Arnold van Westerhout after Giovanni Battista Lenardi, Philippus Michael Camers, Ciro Ferri and Andrea Cornely First published in Rome, 1687, under title: Raggvaglio della solenne comparsa, fatta in Roma Includes an occasional poem by Nahum Tate and another occasional poem in Greek and Latin, with English translation by Nahum Tate Life and the arts in the Baroque palaces of Rome Library's copy has "Bayfield Hall Library 71" bookplate pasted inside the front cover