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Artificial Fireworks, Volume 2
Author(s):
John Maskall
Published:
1785-01-01
Abstract:
Manuscript handbook of firework design and manufacturing instructions illustrated with technical drawings in brown ink with grey and brown wash. In the first two volumes the author presents the main types of pyrotechnique shapes, such as the Fruiloni wheel, single and double vertical wheels, sky and water rockets, "marrons," "pots de brins," "pots de Saucissons," air balloons, "Roman candles" and other shapes and devices. Detailed descriptions indicate the materials, the manufacturing and assembling procedures accompanied by accurate drawings and recipes for the appropriate explosive mixtures. The third volume contains only some variations of the main types, two of which were still recent at that time.
Series:
Artificial Fireworks
Plastic:
DX
Year Published:
1785