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€ 17.780
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Paper manuscript of 22 leaves, 287 x 217 mm., dating to the first half of the 18th century, depicting pyrotechnic structures and machines, decorated with a title in capital letters and a fountain of fireworks, 42 figures in the text drawn and colored in blue, red, ochre, and yellow . The works depict pinwheels, fountains, wheels, and similar structures, constituting a rare example of pyrotechnic art. Contemporary binding in cardboard covered with floral paper, missing spine, partially detached lower cover. Bookplate on the inside cover and the front cover of the "Biblioteca Malvezzi-Medici".
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