Festival personnel

Cecconcelli, Pietro

Role: Printer
Festivals: Opera performed for the marriage of Odoardo Farnese, Duke of Parma, and Margherita de'Medici, Florence 1628
Festival Books: La flora o vero il Natal de'fiori, fauola d'Andrea Saluadori, rappresentata in musica recitativa nel teatro del serenissimo gran duca, per le reali nozze del serenissimo Odoardo Farnese e della serenissima Margherita di Toscana ... .(published Florence, 1628)

Ceffino, Zanobio

Role: Author
Festivals: Entry of Charles V into Rome, 5th April 1536
Festival Books: La triumphante entrata di Carlo V imperatore augusto innelalma citta de Roma con el significato delli archi triomphali [et] delle figure antiche in prosa [et] versi Latini. (published [n.p.][1536])
Italian poem by Zanobio Ceffino on the heresy of the King of England and the death of Sir Thomas More, with a dedication to Signor Baldasar da Pescia, Rome 11th May 1536 (see British History Online.)

Chauveau, François

1613-1676
Role: Engraver, Illustrator
Festivals: Entry into Paris of Louis XIV and Maria Teresa, Infanta of Spain, Paris 1660
Tournament with running at the ring and at the head, held in Paris by Louis XIV, 1662
Festivities held at Versailles by Louis XIV, King of France, Versailles 1664
Celebration of the peace of Aix-la-Chapelle held at Versailles by Louis XIV, King of France, Versailles 1668
Victory celebrations at Versailles held by Louis XIV on his return from the conquest of France-Comté, Versailles 1674
Festival Books: L'entrée triomphante de leurs maiestez Louis XIV. roy de France et de Navarre, et Marie Therese d'Austriche son espouse, dans la ville de Paris ... au retour de la signature de la paix generalle et de leur heureux mariage. (published Paris, 1660)
Courses de testes et de bague faittes par le roy et par les princes et seigneurs de sa cour en l'année 1662. (published Paris, 1670)
Les plaisirs de l'isle enchantée. Course de bague; collation ornée de machines; comedie, meslée de danse et de musique; ballet du palais d'Alcine; feu d'artifice: et autres festes galantes et magnifiques, faites par le roy a Versailles, le VII. may M.DC.LXIV. et continuées plusieurs autres jours. (published Paris, 1674)
Relation de la feste de Versailles. Du 18. juilllet mil six cens soixante-hiuit. (published Paris, 1679)
Les divertissemens de Versailles donnez par le roy a toute sa cour au retour de la conqueste de la France-Comté en l'année M.DC.LXXIV. (published Paris, 1676)
1662 Louis XIV gave him pension and title of Graveur du Roi.
Counsellor to Académie royale de peinture et de sculpture 1663.
Illustrations for works by Mademoiselle de Scudéry, Scarron, Molière, Racine, Boileau.

Chefdeville, M. de

Role: Author
Festivals: Visit to France of Odoardo Farnese, Duke of Parmam and his reception in Fontainebleau by Louis XIII, Fontainebleau, 1636
Festival Books: Journal dressé par Mr de Chefdeville gentilhomme seruant de sa majesté, de la reception, traitement [et] ceremonies des visites faites à Edoüard duc [et] prince de Parme ... .(published Paris, 1656)

Chicon, Jacques

aka Jacobus Chicon
Role: Author
Festivals: Entry into Reims of Henri II and Catherine de'Medici and the King's coronation, Reims, 25th July 1547
Festival Books: De adeptione regni, consecratione, [et] coronatione Henrici Secundi, francorum regis inuictissimi, déque ingressu illius in ciuitate rhemensi Ecphrasis. (published Paris, 1547)

Chieppio, Lodovico

Role: Author
Festivals: Funeral in Mantua of Vincenzo II Gonzago, Mantua 1628
Festival Books: Breue raguaglio del funerale fatto al sereniss. Vincenzo, che fu* duca di Mantoua, e de Monferrato, (published Mantua, 1628)

Chigi, Monsignor Vicelgato

Role: Humanist
Festivals: Tournament in Ferrara for the wedding of Giovanni Francesco Sacchetti and Beatrice Estense Tassone, Ferrara, February-March 1631
Festival Books: Il torneo a piedi ... e l'Alcina Maga favola pescatoria fatta ... alla presenza di tre altezze serenissime di Mantova, e de i due eminentissimi cardinal Sacchetti, e Spada, nel carnouale dell'anno 1631. (published Ferrara, 1631)

Cini, Francesco

Role: Author
Festivals: Wedding of Cosimo II de'Medici and Maria Magdalena, Archduchess of Austria, Florence 1608
Festival Books: Descrizione delle feste fatte nele rali nozze de'serenissimi principi di Toscana D. Cosimo de'Medici, e Maria Maddalena arciduchessa d'Austria. (published Florence, 1608)

Cini, Giovanbattista

1525-1586
Role: Dramatist
Festivals: Wedding of Francesco de'Medici and Joanna of Austria, Florence 1565
Festival Books: Descrizione dell'apparato della comedia et intermedii d'essa recitata in Firenze ... nelle reale nozze dell'illustriss[imo] ... don Francesco Medici ... [et] della regina Giouanna d'Austria ... .(published Florence, 1566)
Cini wrote the text for the intermedii for Francesco D'Ambra's La Cofanaria.
ET I (p.49) Italian playwright, author of La Vedova.
La Vedova famous theatrical set by architect Baldassare Lanci.
Intermedii based on story of Cupid and Psyche from The Golden Ass by Apuleis set to music by Alessandro Striggio and Francesco Corteccia.
Member of Florentine Academy of Art.

Cleer, Richard

Role: Sculptor
Festivals: Coronation of Charles II, London 1661
Festival Books: The Relation of his Majesties entertainment passing through the City of London to his Coronation: with a description of the Triumphal Arches and solemnity (London, 1661)
Artist carver.
Work on the Sheldonian Theatre, Oxford by brothers William and Richard Cleer. They did elaborate wainscotting and woodcarving, most of the work done in London and sent to Oxford by barge.