Topic Description: Carriages

"CARRIAGES, ETC". includes: fine or state carriages; litters and other forms of land transport (usually luxurious); aspects of etiquette and ceremony regarding carriages; the impact of carriages on urban planning. Also, luxurious horse trappings (saddlery, caparisons.) Fine carriage makers and saddlery makers are indexed by name as "ARTISTS.

References to unnamed or otherwise obscure carriage makers, etc. ("Ferrante carrozziere romano") are generally indexed under "CARRIAGES, ETC.", even when they appear in contexts not directly relevant to this activity ("il sellaio pratese vuol visitare la Madonna di Loreto.")

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