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

Date

1638

Identifier

de Beer Itb 1638 S

Publisher

Vicenza: Francesco Bolzetta libraro in Padoua

Abstract

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.

Files

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Citation

Franciscus Schottus, “Itinerario, overo Nova descrittione de’ viaggi principali d’Italia, nellaquale si ha piena notitia di tutte le cose piu notabili, & degne d’esser vedute,” ourheritage.ac.nz | OUR Heritage, accessed March 29, 2024, https://otago.ourheritage.ac.nz/items/show/8641.