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Friday, July 4, 2014

The First Fireworks

Simon Werrett looks back at the history of pyrotechnics, noting that prints like the one above were markers not so much of fun and games but of court power in 16th-18th-century Europe: [D]isplays … typically featured symbolic or allegorical decorations and scenery which were intended to present a more specific message to audiences. The figure […]

An interesting read via The Dish


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