Festival personnel

c.1548-1601
Role: Printer
Festivals: Journey of Margaret of Austria through Italy to marry Philip III, Hostia, Ferrara, Mantua, Cremona, Milan 1598
Visit of Elizabeth I to Elvetham, Hampshire, 1591
Festival Books: A briefe discourse of the voyage and entrance of the Queene of Spaine into Italy: With the Triumphes and pomps shewed aswell in the Cittyes of Ostia, Ferrara, Mantua, Cremona, Milane, as in other boroughes and townes of Italy. Also the report of the voyage of the Archduke Albert into Almaigne. (published London, [1599?])
The Honorable Entertaiment gieuen to the Queenes Maiestie in Progresse, at Eluetham in Hampshire, by the right Honorable the Earle of Hertford. (published London, 1591)
Tried to reform printing trade.
Then became defender of printing privileges.
1593 appointed Printer to the City of London.

Role: Orator
Festivals: Entry into Norwich of Elizabeth I, Norwich 1578
Festival Books: The ioyfull receyuing of the Queenes most excellent maiestie into hir highnesse Citie of Norwich: the things done in the time of hir abode there: and the dolor of the Citie at hir departure. (published London [1578?])
Mayor of Norwich, subsequently knighted after his reception outside the city.

d.1534?
Role: Printer
Festivals: Festivities given by both the French and English kings as part of the Calais conference of 1521, Calais, Boulogne, October 1521
Festival Books: The maner of the tryumphe at Caleys [and] Buleyn. The second pryntyng. With mo addicio[n]s as it was done in dede. (published [London][1532])
Printer and publisher who worked with William Caxton.
First to popularize products of printing press.
Arrived in England c.1481, born in Alsace.
1528 first to use italic type.
1524 Hebrew and Arabic characters.
1957 Wynken de Worde Society for 'people dedicated to excellence in all aspects of printing.'

Role: Printer
Festivals: Celebration in Venice of the Peace of Vevvins concluded between Henry IV and Philip II in 1598, Venice, 26th July 1598
Festival Books: Esplicatione de i carri trionfali fatti nella processione per la pace, tra Franza, e Spagna, dalla Scola di S[an] Teodoro, il di 26. Luglio 1598. (published Venice, 1598)

1517-1590
Role: Singer
Festivals: Entry of Henri III into Venice, Treviso, Ferrara and Mantua, 1574
Festival Books: Le attioni d'Arrigo terzo re di Francia, et quarto di Polonia, descritte in dialogo (published Venice, 1574)
ET I (pgs.52,126,163) Italian composer and music theorist, Maestro de capello at S. Mark's Venice from 1565.

Role: Engraver
Festivals: Election and coronation in Frankfurt-am-Main of Matthias I (Matthias II, King of Hungary) as Holy Roman Emperor and of his wife Anne , Archduchess of Austria, Frankfurt-am-Main 1612
Festival Books: Electio et coronatio sereniss. potentiss. et invictiss. principis ... Matthiae I. electi rom. imperat. semper augusti etc. eiusq. sereniss. coniugis Annae Austriacae etc. (published [Frankfurt-am-Main] 1612)

Role: Printer
Festivals: Entry of Henri III into Treviso and Venice, July 1574
Festival Books: Le feste, et trionfi fatti dalla sereniss[ima] signoria di Venetia nella felice uenuta di Henrico III. (published Venice, 1574)

Role: Printer
Festivals: Coronation of Matthias I as Holy Roman Emperor, Frankfurt-am-Main 1612
Festival Books: Abriss vnnd Fürbildung Alles dess jenigen / so sich zu Franckfurt am Mayn im Jar 1612. als der Allerdurchleuchtigst / Grossmächtigist / vnd Unüberwündtlichest Fürst vnd Herr / Herr Matthias / erwöhlter Römischer König gekrönet und zum Kayer won den Churfursten erwöhlet worden öffentlich zugetragen ...(published Augsburg, 1612)