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Incendiary Art: The Representation of Fireworks in Early Modern Europe

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Festivities such as those exalting the court of Louis XIV, the celebration of James II's London coronation, and the commemoration of the peace celebrations of 1749 at The Hague culminated in dazzling pyrotechnical displays. These were in turn reproduced as prints, paintings, and narrative
descriptions. This unique book examines the propagandistic and rhetorical functions these printed records came to serve as vehicles of aesthetic, cultural, and emotional significance.

Language: English

Pages: 136

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Release: January 15, 1998

ISBN: 0892364173

ISBN 13: 9780892364176

Incendiary Art: The Representation of Fireworks in Early Modern Europe

4/5 ( ratings)

Festivities such as those exalting the court of Louis XIV, the celebration of James II's London coronation, and the commemoration of the peace celebrations of 1749 at The Hague culminated in dazzling pyrotechnical displays. These were in turn reproduced as prints, paintings, and narrative
descriptions. This unique book examines the propagandistic and rhetorical functions these printed records came to serve as vehicles of aesthetic, cultural, and emotional significance.

Language: English

Pages: 136

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Release: January 15, 1998

ISBN: 0892364173

ISBN 13: 9780892364176

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