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[COSTUME]
Die Weihe des Eros Uranios.
The rare first edition of an unusual costume/festival book recording an extravagant theatrical dance performance at the Berlin court of King William Friedrich III of Prussia. Held to celebrate the marriage of the King’s nephew, Friedrich Wilhelm Ludwig of Prussia (1794-1863) to Luise of Anhalt-Bernberg (1799-1882), the performance featured classical gods, mythological and historical characters from Greco-Roman antiquity, and a small contingent of medieval and Renaissance figures. These parts were played (and danced) by high-ranking members of the German nobility, who are listed in the volume in their respective roles.
- Published
- Berlin: Ludwig Wilhelm Wittich, 1818.
- References
- Lipperheide 2535. Vinet 702. OCLC lists four holdings
- Plates
- 12
- Binding/Size
- M=4to
- Value
- 0-5000
- Published
- Berlin: Ludwig Wilhelm Wittich, 1818.
- Ref
- 1118
[The Consecration of Eros Uranios.] Fine. Oblong large 4to, contemporary buff coloured boards with paper title label. Small hand-stamp of a royal library on the title page. The fete, a masquerade with dancing, was given to celebrate the marriage of Prince Frederick of Prussia and Princess Wilhelmine Luise von Anhalt-Bernburg on 8th Jan 1818. List of subscribers, 21-page text by Hirt and Brühl describing the plates, one black and white folding plate of the procession, and twelve color plates of the costumes, which were inspired by mythology, antiquity, and the Middle Ages. Coloured plates in order: 1. Psyche, Hymen, Eros / Die drei Grazien. 2. Oberpriesterin / Hera / Priesterin. 3. Comus / Tempelherold / Momus / Agathodamon. 4. Weibliche und mannliche Hierodulen. 5. Panthea / Abradates / Roxane / Alexander. 6. Hector / Andromache / Thusnelda / Arminius. 7. Adelheid / Otto / Amanda / Huon. 8. Ximene / Cid / Bradamante / Rudiger. 9. Maufolus / Artemisia / Stratonice / Antiochus. 10. Eudoxia / Valentinian / Magalone / Peter von Provence. 11. Harmonia / Cadmus / Ulysses / Penelope. 12. Agrippina / Germanicus / Anna von Bretagne / Ludwig XII.
