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There is an extensive literature on the construction and deployment
of pyrotechnics. See Chris Phillips, A Bibliography of Fireworks
, Books, published in association with St.Paul's Bibliographies,
1985.
01 from a Coca Cola advert, July 1962
02 John Babington, Pyrotechnia, or A Discourse of Artificial
Fire-Works London 1635. illustrated book on the Festivals
of Versailles ,published in 1665. engraving from a description
of an allegorical firework display given in the presence of the Emperor
Catherine the Great in the winter of 1765 at St.Petersburg in Russia.
03 from
Dore's magnificent Histoire de la Sainte Russe
celebration in St.Petersburg of a crushing victory
04 Utagawa
Hiroshige, Fireworks over Ryogoku bridge, 1858 from
the series One Hundred Famous Views of Edo 22 x 33 cms.
05 an
engraving depicting the reception given to Louis XIII and Anne of Austria
in the town of Lyons in France in December 1622. As a final event, the
barge decorated with the emblem of the Sun, exploded.
06 Katherine
Milhous, Through these Arches, The Story of Independence Hall,
Lippincott Phil/NY 1964.
07 Tomaso Moretti, A General Treatise of Artillery (Appendix
of Artificial Fireworks for War and Delight), London 1698.
08 Webster Murray's lithograph from Alan St.H.Brock's Fireworks
and Fetes ,Puffin Picture Book, Penguin, c1955. 18 x 21 cms.
09 Jean Appier ( Hanzelet) La Pyrotechnie... ou sont representez
les plus rares & plus appreuez secrets des machines & des feux
artificiels Bernard, Pont á Mousson 1630. A marvellous
image this, combining the visual entertainment with military application,
rivalling the Suns in the sky.
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DE LA PIROTECHNIA 1540 |
BROCK'S FIREWORKS, A HANDBOOK |
Firework display to celebrate the Peace 1748 18 x 22 cms |
Firework
display to celebrate the Marriage of the Dauphin, 1770 Versailles |
Toyoharu,
Firework Display at Ryogoku Bridge, 1770's, woodcut block print
, Japan |
Shunro,
Firework Display at Ryogoku Bridge, 1770's, woodcut block print
, Japan |
Bernard Lens, print, Covent Garden Display 1690 |
SHELL ADVERTISING, 1953 Coronation Celebrations UK |
Firework display to celebrate the Inauguration of the Suez Canal, 1870 |
Making an elephant for a Firework Display, Indian early 19th Century 1870 |
CORONATION YEAR, 1953 FIREWORKS ILLUSTRATION. |
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