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    Manuscript Handbook of Firework Design (1785)

    Artificial Fireworks, by John Maskall; 1785; (no publisher information).

    Beautiful hand-written and illustrated treatise on firework design and manufacture, including 'blue-prints' for the devices and explosive recipes.

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    • Science & Medicine
    • Design & Typography

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    • Science

    Type

    • Non-fiction

    Epoch

    • 18th Century

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    pyrotechnics3fireworks5
    SourceSourceInternet Archive / The Getty
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    Nov 5, 2012

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