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Fastnacht-Spiel zu Paris und dessen böser Äusgang

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Jerome Robbins Dance Division

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Title
Fastnacht-Spiel zu Paris und dessen böser Äusgang
Names
Charles VI, King of France, 1368-1422 (Associated name)
Collection

Prints depicting dance

Subjects

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1600 - 1699 (Questionable)
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZFD Anon Fas 1
Topics
France -- History -- 14th century
Genres
Prints
Notes
Caption title.
Biographical/historical: This print is based on an actual historical event that took place at the court of Charles VI of France on Jan. 28, 1393. Later known as the Bal des Ardents or the Ball of the Burning Men, it was originally intended as a celebration of the marriage of Catherine de Fastaverin, a lady-in-waiting to the queen, Isabeau. As part of the entertainment, several men of the court, including Charles himself, were costumed as wild men of the forest in linen garments covered with pitch and flax. These highly flammable garments caught fire when a torch was brought too close by the king's brother Louis, Duc de Orléans. The king had separated himself from the other wild men, and was protected by the Duchesse de Berry, who threw her skirt over him. The event had political repercussions, since Parisians viewed it as proof of the court's decadence and threatened to revolt against the excesses of the nobility.
Biographical/historical: The words Fastnacht-Spiel in the print's caption refer to the Fastnachtspiele, a tradition that arose in Nuremberg, Germany, in the 1440s as a Carnival diversion. Young men, usually journeymen, went in costume from house to house, entertaining the inhabitants. This later developed into a more formal type of dramatic presentation.
Physical Description
Woodcuts
Extent: 1 print : woodcut, b&w ; image 11 x 15 cm., on sheet 31 x 20 cm.
Description
Leaf from a book in Old German script. The print appears on the verso, page 628, which is headed Historischer Chronick. The recto, page 627, is headed Sechster Theil, and the textual description of the episode illustrated in the print, which is numbered 259 and dated 1394, begins there. The print depicts an elegantly-dressed assembly in a room lit by a chandelier. At center, a small group of bearded men wearing leafy loincloths appear to recoil from the torch held by a man in a plumed hat.
Type of Resource
Still image
Languages
German
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 792742656
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b19608305
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 076de670-f036-0132-1fb4-58d385a7b928
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1368: Creator Born
  • 1422: Creator Died
  • 1600: Issued (Approximate)
  • 2019: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Fastnacht-Spiel zu Paris und dessen böser Äusgang" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1600 - 1699. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/5792f0a0-f03b-0132-c78f-58d385a7bbd0

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Fastnacht-Spiel zu Paris und dessen böser Äusgang" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 25, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/5792f0a0-f03b-0132-c78f-58d385a7bbd0

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1600 - 1699). Fastnacht-Spiel zu Paris und dessen böser Äusgang Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/5792f0a0-f03b-0132-c78f-58d385a7bbd0

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<ref name=NYPL>{{cite web | url=https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/5792f0a0-f03b-0132-c78f-58d385a7bbd0 | title= (still image) Fastnacht-Spiel zu Paris und dessen böser Äusgang, (1600 - 1699) |author=Digital Collections, The New York Public Library |accessdate=November 25, 2024 |publisher=The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox, and Tilden Foundations}}</ref>

Fastnacht-Spiel zu Paris und dessen böser Äusgang