Descriptio pvblicae gratvlationis, spectacvlorvm et lvdorvm in adventv Sereniss. Principis Ernesti Archidvcis Avstriae ... an. M.D.XCIIII. XVIII. kal. Ivlias, aliisqve diebvs Antverpiae editorvm : cvi est praefixa de Belgij principatu a romano in ea prouincia imperio ad nostra us[que] tempora breuis narratio ... : cum carmine panegyrico in eiusdem Principis Ernesti ... aduentum : accessit denique oratio funebris in Archiducis Ernesti obitum ijsdem prouincijs luctuosissimum

Bochius, Joannes, 1555-1609 · 1595 · Antverpiae : Ex Officina Plantiniana [Apvd Vidvam Et Ioannem Moretvm] · 41 pictures

Descriptio is a 1595 Latin account of festivities in Antwerp for the arrival of Archduke Ernst of Austria, printed by the Plantin press and written by Joannes Bochius. The four plates are engraved views of freestanding triumphal arches, drawn in a formal architectural manner with columns, niches, statues, coats of arms and flags. A designer might take from them the layered classical facade, with its symmetrical bays, pediments and sculptural ornament, as a model for ceremonial gateway structures.

Ernst, Archduke of Austria, 1553-1595 · Processions -- Belgium -- Antwerp · Triumphal arches -- Belgium -- Antwerp · Visits of state -- Belgium -- Antwerp · Belgium -- History -- 1555-1648

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