RUGGIERI (M. E-F-D) Catalogue des Livres Rares et Precieux Composant la Bibliotheque de... Sacres des rois et des Emprereurs, Entrees Triomphales, Mariages, Tournois, Loutes, Carrousels, Fetes Populaires et feux d’Artifice. , (Reprint of the 1873 Edition) 1998.413pp., orig. cloth. The collection of almost 1,500 books assembled during the late 18th century by the Ruggieri brothers of Bologna, who were among the most proficient and expert practitioners in the field of pyrotechnics in their time. Their collection of the published accounts of the elaborate and innovative displays of fireworks was one of the finest ever brought together. The entries comprise full collations and details of plates together with some periodic additional annotation. (Book ref. 26699 ) £ 52.00 The payment methods accepted by the seller, Forest Books , are shown in the right-hand column. |
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