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Spectaculorvm in svsceptione Philippi hisp. prin. divi Caroli V. cæs. f. an. M.D.XLIX, Antverpiæ æditorvm, mirificvs apparatvs

Grapheus, Cornelius Scribonius · 1550 · [Excvs. Antverpiæ : Pro Petro Alosteñ impressore ivrato typis Ægidii Disthemii] · 40 pictures

This is a 1550 Antwerp printed account by Cornelius Scribonius Grapheus of the triumphal arches and pageant structures built for Philip of Spain's entry into the city in 1549, printed for the publisher Petrus Alosten. The woodcuts show the architectural designs of the temporary festival monuments, with classical columns, pediments, niches and carved reliefs, which a designer could draw on for ornate arch and frontispiece compositions.

Philip II, King of Spain, 1527-1598 · Pageants

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