Rariora; being notes of some of the printed books, manuscripts, historical documents, medals, engravings, pottery, etc., collected (1858-1900) (1902)
Hodgkin, John Eliot · London : S. Low, Marston & Co., ltd. · leaf 196
=rZIKI3i:!=™ TONGUES OF FIRE. (13IKIXGUCCI0, 1540 ) … BOOKS ON FIREWORKS. issuing from their mouths, accompanied by a frightful noise, would hugely frighten the enemy. Fire-pots are also relied on as valuable instruments of destruction ; they were of earthenware filled with powder,pitch and sulphur and had to be ignited before being hurled from a…
Collectors and collecting · Book collecting · Rare books · Incunabula · Printing · Fireworks · Broadsides
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