Caption

Arrival And arrival of the widely esteemed noble city of Venice Together with its mighty rule, Caption of the Festa della Sensa (third part), text sheet, Procession of the Doge on Ascension Day across St. Mark's Square in Venice. The procession leads to the Bucintoro, the Doge's galley. Once a year, during the Festa della Sensa, the Doge ceremonially 'married' the Adriatic Sea by throwing a ring into the water from this galley., printmaker: Jost Amman, Nuremberg, publisher: Johann Valentin Schäller, Frankfurt am Main, 1697, Bavaria, Hesse, paper, letterpress printing, height 170 mm x width 390 mm, A rectangular image showing a dense block of black printed text on aged, off-white paper; the text is arranged in narrow vertical columns with closely set lines and uniform serif type; margins are visible around the text, and the paper shows a slight horizontal crease near the bottom center; the overall appearance suggests a historical printed page with consistent, tightly packed paragraphs and no images or illustrations.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A84_203

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Keywords

Arrival arrival widely esteemed noble city Venice Together mighty rule Caption Festa della Sensa third part text sheet Procession Doge Ascension Day across St Mark's Square Venice procession leads Bucintoro Doge's galley year Doge ceremonially married Adriatic Sea throwing ring water galley printmaker Jost Amman Nuremberg publisher Johann Valentin Schäller Frankfurt am Main 1697 Bavaria Hesse paper letterpress printing height 170 mm x width 390 mm rectangular image showing dense block black printed text aged off-white paper arranged narrow vertical columns closely set lines uniform serif type margins visible slight horizontal crease near bottom center appearance historical page consistent tightly packed paragraphs no images illustrations