Table of Contents:
  • Introduction / Margaret M. McGowan
  • The Political Context of the 1612-1615 Franco-Spanish Treaty / J.H. Elliott
  • A Time of Frenzy : Dreams of Union & Aristocratic Turmoil (1610-1615) / Nicolas Le Roux
  • Festivities during Elizabeth's Journey to Madrid / David Sánchez-Cano
  • Celebrations in Naples and other Italian Cities / Maria Ines Aliverti
  • The Carrousel of 1612 and the Festival Book / Marie Baudière
  • The Carrousel on the Place Royale : Production, costumes and décor / Monique Chatenet
  • The Ballet of Antoine de Pluvinel and the Maneige Royal / Patrice Franchet d'Espèrey
  • Competition and Emulation : Music and Dance for the Celebrations in Paris, 1612-1615 / Iain Fenlon
  • The Dazzle of Chivalric Devices : Carrousel on the Place Royale / Paulette Choné
  • Literary Traditions & their Afterlife / Margaret M. McGowan
  • Ambivalent Fictions : The Bordeaux Celebrations of the Wedding of Louis XIII and Anne d'Autriche / Marie-Claude Canova-Green
  • Firework Displays in Paris, London and Heidelberg (1612-1615) / Paulette Choné
  • The Fêtes of 1612-1615 in History and Historiography / Chantal Grell
  • Dynastic Weddings in Personal and Political Contexts : Two Instances / J.R. Mulryne
  • Epilogue / Margaret M. McGowan.