Incendiary Art: The Representation of Fireworks in Early Modern Europe (Bibliographies and Dossiers Series)

Author: Salatino, Kevin

Brand: Oxford University Press, USA

Edition: 1

Features:

• Used Book in Good Condition

Number Of Pages: 136

EAN: 9780892364176

Release Date: 15-01-1998

Package Dimensions: 10.0 x 7.0 x 0.4 inches

Languages: English

Binding: Paperback

Details: 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.