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WRIGHT, JOHN MICHAEL. An Account of His Excellence Roger Earl of Castlemaine's Embassy,from His Sacred Majesty James the IId., King of England . . . to His Holiness Innocent XI. 17 etched plates, by Arnold van Westerhout after Giovanni Battista Lenardi and others, chiefly depicting coaches and table decorations, including folding double-page depiction of immense banquet table. [4], 116 pages. Folio, 322x205 mm, modern leather; marginal toning and soiling through most of volume, worming in upper outer corners without text or image loss, scattered stains slightly affecting a few plates, old signatures on title, repaired clean tear in Q1, double-page plate separated at folds and mounted. London: Tho. Snowden for the Author, 1688
first edition in english of a work originally published the year before in Italian. Wright (1617-94) was a painter who accompanied the Earl of Castlemaine's diplomatic mission to Rome, overseeing the Earl's elaborate procession to an audience with the Pope and the lavish banquet that followed. Wing W3702 (this edition); Lipperheide (1963) 2751 (original edition).
