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A firework display at the entry of Ferdinand Infante of Spain into Ghent, 1636. Etching.
Date: [1636]Reference: 32746i
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Pyrotechnics: elevations of machinery with details of various components used in the making of fireworks. Engraving by A. Bell.
Reference: 37673i
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A rich cabinet, with variety of inventions: unlock'd and open'd, for the recreation of ingenious spirits at their vacant hours : Being receipts and conceits of several natures, and fit for those who are lovers of natural and artificial conclusions. As also variety of recreative fire-works both for land, air, and water. And fire-works of service for sea and shore. Whereunto is added divers experiments in drawing, painting, arithmetick, geometry, astronomy, and other parts of the mathematicks. Likewise directions for ringing the most usual peals, that belong to that art. Collected by J. W. a lover of artificial conclusions.
John WhiteDate: 1677
Archives and manuscripts
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Receuil de médecine
Date: c. 1695-c. 1750Reference: MS.4137
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Human chromosomes in a cancer cell
Paul J.Smith &Rachel Errington
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A rich cabinet with variety of inventions, unlock'd and open'd for the recreation of ingenious spirits at their vacant hours : being receits and conceits of severall natures, and fit for those who are lovers of naturall and artificiall conclusions : as also variety of recreative fire-works both for land, air, and water, and fire-works of service, for sea and shore : whereunto is added divers experiments in drawing, painting, arithmetick, geometry, astronomy, and other parts of the mathematicks / collected by J.W. a lover of artificial conclusions.
John WhiteDate: 1668
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A rich cabinet, with variety of inventions, unlock'd and open'd, for the recreation of ingenious spirits : Being receits and conceits of several natures, and fit for those who are lovers of natural and artificial conclusions. As also variety of recreative fire-works both for land, air, and water. And fire-works of service, for sea and shore. Whereunto are added divers experiments in drawing, painting, arithmetick, geometry, astronomy, and other parts of the mathematicks. Together with several curious receits of great use, collected out of Alexis, Mizaldus, Wecker, &c. / By John White a lover of artificial conclusions.
John WhiteDate: 1689
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Traité des feux d'artifice pour la spectacle / [Amédée François Frézier].
Amédée-François FrézierDate: 1747
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Fireworks on the river Vyver. Etching.
Reference: 42713i
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Frank Rowntree compilation recordings. Part 5, Reels 81-97.
Date: 1972
Archives and manuscripts
Artillery: 16th cent.
Date: 1559Reference: MS.87
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The set for fireworks commemorating the signing of the Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle: elevation and plan. Etching by G. Vertue, 1749.
George VertueDate: Drawn, engrav'd and publish'd 5th. of April 1749, according to Act of ParliamentReference: 2970949i
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Feuer-Buech
Date: 1584Reference: MS.272
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La pyrothecnie [sic] pratique, ou dialogues entre un amateur des feux d'artifice, pour le spectacle, et un jeune homme curieux de s'en instruire.
Date: 1780
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A rich cabinet, with variety of inventions; unlock'd and opened, for the recreation of ingenious spirits at their vacant houres : Being receits and conceits of severall natures, and fit for those who are lovers of naturall and artificiall conclusions. Whereunto is added variety of recreative fire-works, both for land, aire, and water. Also fire works of service, for sea and shore, very fitting for these warlike times of action. Collected by J.W. a lover of artificiall conclusions.
John WhiteDate: 1651
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The mysteryes of nature, and art : conteined in foure severall tretises the first of water workes the second of fyer workes, the third of drawing, colouring, painting, and engrauing, the fourth of divers experiments, as wel serviceable as delightful: partly collected, and partly of the authors peculiar practice, and invention by I.B.
John BateDate: 1634
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The art of making fireworks, improved to the modern practice : from the minutest to the highest branches : containing plain and easy directions for mixing and preparing the ingredients, with instructions for making squibs, crackers, serpents, wheels, Roman candles, rockets, &c. as also for some highly curious aquatic fireworks.
Date: [1840?]
Archives and manuscripts
Recueil de différentes recettes
Date: c. 1775Reference: MS.4145
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A rich cabinet with variety of inventions: unlock'd and open'd, for the recreation of ingenious sirpits [sic] at their vacant hours : Being receits and conceits of severall natures, and fit for those who are lovers of natural and artificial conclusions. As also variety of recreative fire-works, both for land, air, and vvater. And fire works of service, for sea and shore. Whereunto is added divers experiments in drawing, painting, arithmetick, geometry, astronomy, and other parts of the mathematicks. Collected by J. W. a lover of artificial conclusions.
John WhiteDate: 1658
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The mysteries of nature and art : In foure severall parts. The first of water works. The second of fire works. The third of drawing, washing, limming, painting, and engraving. The fourth of sundry experiments. By Iohn Bate.
John BateDate: 1635
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A rich cabinet, with variety of inventions, unlock'd and open'd, for the recreation of ingenious spirits : Being receits and conceits of several natures, and fit for those who are lovers of natural and artificial conclusions. As also variety of recreative fire-works both for land, air, and water. And fire-works of service, for sea and shore. Whereunto are added divers experiments in drawing, painting, arithmetick, geometry, astronomy, and other parts of the mathematicks. Together with several curious receits of great use, collected out of Alexis, Mizaldus, Wecker, &c. By John White a lover of artificial conclusions.
John WhiteDate: 1689
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Dr William H. Browne M.A.; PhD.; LRCP; LRCS : (pyrotechnist) / Ken Authrey (pseud.).
Jackson, L. A.Date: 1994
Archives and manuscripts
Two scenes of a black lighthouse, one lit with fireworks in the sky, divided by a white line
Goullet, Nancy, active approximately 1954-1957Date: 7 November 1955Reference: 2969692i
Part of: Papers of Edward Adamson (1911-1996)
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La pirotechnia, o sia trattato dei fuochi d'artificio / Di Giuseppe Antonio Alberti Bolognese.
Giuseppe Antonio AlbertiDate: 1749
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Rariora : being notes of some of the printed books, manuscripts, historical documents, medals, engravings, pottery, etc., etc., collected (1858-1900). Vol. I[-III] / by John Eliot Hodgkin, F.S.A.
John Eliot HodgkinDate: [1902]