Molinari (Cesare), born 1935

(21 cm), 235 (1) pp., 139 plates. Publisher’s printed wrappers. - The mythological drama Le nozze degli Dei (1637) was written for Grand-Duke Ferdinando II dei Medici’s wedding celebrations. The author positions it in the context of entertainments in Turin, Rome, Venice, and elsewhere, and in the earlier traditions of the melodrama and court festival. ¶ Wrappers slightly worn; otherwise a very good copy.