Lot n° 73
Estimation :
50 - 70
EUR
Aix-en-Provence
GRÉGOIRE (Gaspard)
Explanation... - Lot 73 - Briscadieu
Aix-en-Provence
GRÉGOIRE (Gaspard)
Explanation des cérémonies de la Fête-Dieu d'Aix en Provence, ornée de figures du lieutenant de Prince d'Amour, du Roi et bâtonniers de la bazoche, de l'abbé de la ville, et des jeux des diables, des razcaffetos, des Apôtres, de la Reine de Saba, des Tirassons, des chevaux-frux, etc., et des airs notés, consacrés à cette fête. Aix, David, 1777.
In-12, 220 pp; a frontispiece portrait of René d'Anjou, 13 folding plates hors-texte, a few moth holes with no damage to text or figures. Untrimmed copy.
½ modern vellum, brown titling on smooth spine.
Established in 1264 by Pope Urbain IV, the Fête-Dieu was first and foremost a celebration of the Eucharist. Under the patronage of King René, it was transformed into a large-scale event, with knights' tournaments, plays, parades and games all taking place in a festive atmosphere.
Corpus Christi ceremonies were suspended during the French Revolution.
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