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<dl><dd>Almost certainly by Domenico Mellini. The play presented on Dec. 26, 1565 in the "gran sala" of the Palazzo Vecchio was Francesco d'Ambra's La cofanaria. The scenery was by Giorgio Vasari and Federico Zuccari, with machinery by Bernardo Buontalenti. The intermezzi were by G.B. Cini with music by Alessandro Striggio and Francesco Corteccia. See Diz. biog. degli Italiani, v. 25, p. 609</dd>
<dd>Woodcut t.p. vignette (Medici arms impaling Austria)</dd>
<dd>Colophon: ... Apresso gli heredi di Bernardo Giunti ..</dd>
<dd>Signatures: A B (B3 and B4 blank)</dd>
<dd>B3 and B4 wanting in Getty copy</dd>
<dd>Binding: Japanese vellum. Author, title, and imprint written on spine</dd>
<dd>Property stamp in blue ink on t.p.: Bibl. Gvst. C. Galletti Flor. (Gustavo Camillo Galletti, 1805-1868)</dd></dl><br>Subjects: Ambra, Francesco d', 1499-1558; Ambra, Francesco d', 1499-1558; Francesco I, Grand-Duke of Tuscany, 1541-1587; Giovanna, d'Austria, Grand-Duchess, consort of Francesco I, Grand-Duke of Tuscany, 1547-1578; Theater</div>
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<dl><dd>Mellini, Domenico, ca. 1540-ca. 1610</dd>
<dd>Cini, Giovan Battista, 1528-1586</dd>
<dd>Ambra, Francesco d', 1499-1558. Cofanaria</dd></dl></div>
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