'Representation de Feu d'artifice, par J. Callot' (a later title)
MS. Douce d. 8
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
'Representation de Feu d'artifice, par J. Callot' (a later title)
Shelfmark
MS. Douce d. 8
Summary
22 careful drawings of Fireworks stated to be by Jacques Callot (d. 1635).
Date
drawn in the first half of the 17th cent. by J. Callot in France
Language
No linguistic content
Physical facet
On paper, binding: black silk with an embroidered bunch of tulips on each side, 17th cent. French work
Physical extent
52 pages
Custodial history
In 1725 the book was in Paris. Owned by Sir Charles Frederick, whose large armorial bookplate by G. Haines, dated 1752, is in the volume.
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Collection contents
'Representation de Feu d'artifice, par J. Callot' (a later title)
