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Explication des cérémonies de la Fête-Dieu d'Aix en Provence : orné de figures du lieutenant de prince d'Amour, du roi & bâtonniers de la bazoch, de l'abbé de la ville, & des jeux des diables, des razcassetos, des apôtres, de la reine de Saba, des tirassons, des chevaux frux, &c. &c. &c. : et des airs notés, consacrés à cette fête

Grégoire, Gaspard, 1751-1846, Grégoire, Paul, active 18th century, Grégoire, Gaspard, 1714-1795 · 1777 · A Aix : Chez Esprit David, imprimeur du roi · 13 pictures

Published in Aix-en-Provence in 1777 by Esprit David, this explication of the Corpus Christi procession by the Grégoire family records the festival's costumed players and dances, with notated airs for the celebration. The four engravings show dancers in plumed hats, a procession of masked figures in long robes, devils dancing with raised poles, and drummers and standard-bearers in tall caps, offering a designer a record of folk costume and processional movement.

Corpus Christi Festival · Festivals

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