Festival personnel

Role: Bookseller
Festivals: Wedding of Charles I, King of England and Henrietta, Princess of France, Dover, London 1625
Festival Books: A True Discourse of all the Royal Passages, Tryumphs and Ceremonies, obserued at the Contract and Marriage of the High and Mighty Charles, King of Great Britaine, and the most excellentest of Ladies, the Lady Henrietta Maria of Burbon, sister to the most Christian King of France. (published London, 1625)
1624-5 Hannah Barrett associated with the publication of Bacon's Essays.
(see Patricia Demers Women's Writing in English p.244.)
see Barret, William (husband?) bookseller, death c.1625.

Role: Bookseller
Festivals: Visit of the Prince of Wales to Madrid to be betrothed to the Spanish Infanta in 1623, Madrid 1623
Festival Books: A continuation of a former relation concerning the entertainment giuen to the Prince His Highnesse by the King of Spaine in his Court at Madrid. (published London, 1623)
1609 worked in partnership with Edward Blount, printer of First Folio in 1623.
1608-1624 worked with printer William Stansby (also Shakespeare printer.)
see Barret, Hanna (wife?)

Role: Printer
Festivals: Entry into Breslau of Matthias II, King of Hungary and Bohemia (later Matthias I, Holy Roman Emperor) Breslau 1611
Festival Books: Klare und eigentliche Beschreibung deß Durchlauchtigsten/ Groszmechtigsten Fürsten und Herrn/ Herrn Matthiæ desz Andern ... Einzuges. Welcher den 18. Septemb. vmb 2. Uhr nach Mittag seinen anfang genommen/ vnd inn der 6. stunde seine Endschafft glücklich und wol gehabt. (published Breslau, [1611])

Role: Engraver
Festivals: Visit to Binche by the future Philip II, King of Spain, on his tour through Italy, Germany and the Low Countries, Binche 1549
Festival Books: Thournier/ Kampff/ unnd Ritterspiel/ Inn Eroberunge aines Gefährlichenn Thurns/ unnd Zauberer Schloß/ Auch der Abentheuerlichen Insell/ unnd Güldinn Schwerdts. Zu Ehren dem Hochgebornen Durchleuchtigen Fürsten und Herrn/ Herrn Philipsen/ Princen ausz Hispanien [etc] Zu Bintz und Marienberg Ritterlich gehalten (published Frankfurt-am-Main, 1550)
Woodcuts mostly thought to be by Beck.

1610-1664
Role: Engraver
Festivals: Entry into Rome of Jerzy Ossolinski, Chancellor of Poland and Polish Ambassador, Rome 1633
Funeral in Florence of Francesco de'Medici, brother of Ferdinando II de'Medici, Florence 1634
Wedding in Florence of Ferdinando II de'Medici and Vittoria della Rovere, Florence 1637
Festival Books: Entrata in Roma dell' eccel[issimo] ambasciatore di Polonia l'anno MDCXXXIII. (published Rome, 1633) dedicated by Bella to Lorenzo de'Medici.
Esequie del serenissimo principe Francesco celebrate in Fiorenza dal serenissimo Ferdinando II. granduca di Toscana suo fratello (published Florence, 1634)
Le nozze degli dei favola ... rappresentata in musica in Firenze nelle reali nozze de sereniss. gran duchi di Toschana (published Florence, 1637)
ET I p.94. Italian printmaker and engraver.
1661 etching of Il mondo festeggiante Florence for wedding of Cosimo III
Etchings on many subjects including military.
Potrait of him by Wencelas Hollar.
Gained patronage of Don Lorenzo de'Medici, allowing him to study in Rome for three years.
1642 went to Paris and stayed there for seven years.
Cardinal Richelieu engaged him to go to Arras and make drawings of the siege and taking of the town.
Returned to Florence and instructed son of the Grand Duke, Cosimo de'Medici, in drawing.
Illustrated some discoveries for Galileo.

Role: Orator
Festivals: Exequies for the death of Philip III, Milan 1621
Festival Books: Racconto delle sontuose essequie fatte in Milano alli 7. di Guigno l'Anno 1621. (published Milan, 1621)

Role: Author
Festival: Celebrations for the Wedding of Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor, and Margarita Teresa, Infanta of Spain, Brussels 1664
Festival Books: Le ballet des dieux et des deesses qui par un nouveau témoignage du zele de son excellence madama la marquise de Caracene, sera dansé au Salon du Palais de Bruselles ... (published Brussels, 1664)

Role: Author
Festivals: Entry of Henri III into Treviso and Venice, July 1574
Celebrations in Venice of the victory against the Turks at Lepanto, Venice 1571
Festival Books: Le feste, et trionfi fatti dalla sereniss[ima] signoria di Venetia nella felice uenuta di Henrico III. (published Venice, 1574)
Ragguaglio delle allegrezze, solennita, e feste fatte in Venetia per la felice vittoria ... .(published Venice, 1571)
ET I (pgs. 106,108) Venetian chronicler.
'the most enterprising populist'

c.1519/20-1573
Role: Organiser (Organiser, Ferrara)
Festivals: Entry of Henri III into Venice, Treviso, Ferrara and Mantua, 1574
Tournaments for the entry into Ferrara of Karl, Archduke of Austria, Ferrara, 25th May 1569
Festival Books: Le attioni d'Arrigo terzo re di Francia, et quarto di Polonia, descritte in dialogo (published Venice, 1574)
L'isola beata torneo fatt nella citta di Ferrara per la venuta del serenissimo principe Carlo arciduca d'Austria. (published [Ferrara] [1569])
ET I (p.122) Ferrarese artist and pageant organiser.
Captain-general of the Duke.
Director of 1569 water tournament at Ferrara. (see David R. Coffin Pirro Ligorio.)

Role: Organiser (member of the City Council)
Festivals: Entry of Philip II into Antwerp, 10th September 1549
Festival Books: Le triumphe d'Anuers, faict en la susception du Prince Philips, Prince d'Espaign[e]. (published Antwerp, 1550)