The British Library has posted the digitized versions of 253 "Festival Books" from the Renaissance and Early Modern eras. From the library’s site:
View 253 digitised Renaissance festival books (selected from over 2,000 in the British Library’s collection) that describe the magnificent festivals
and ceremonies that took place in Europe between 1475 and 1700 – marriages and funerals of royalty and nobility, coronations, stately entries into cities and other grand events.
You can go directly to the texts here: http://special-1.bl.uk/treasures/festivalbooks/BookList.aspx
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