Itinerario, overo Nova descrittione de’ viaggi principali d’Italia, nellaquale si ha piena notitia di tutte le cose piu notabili, & degne d’esser vedute

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Vicenza: Francesco Bolzetta libraro in Padoua

Here is Bertelli’s Pulisinella (Polichinelle), who comes to the English as Punch or Punchinello. A stock carnival type, the melancholy dreamer is Harlequin’s main rival. Over time, his costume became the simple white one, with variations such as the sugar loaf (coppolone) hat.