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Plate X: Military pyrotechnics
- Part of Artis Magnae Artilleriae
- 1650
Figs. 207-210: Fire crowns.
Fig. 211: Fire hoop.
Figs. 212-215: Pyrotechnic cylinders.
Fig. 216: Wooden bar with iron spikes.
Fig. 217: Fire sack over bar from figure 216.
Fig. 218: Fire sack.
Figs. 219 and 220:…- Artist Meurs, Jacob van, 1619-1680
- Author Siemienowicz, Kazimierz, -1651?
- Publisher Jansson, Jan, 1588-1664
- Subject Military fireworks, Artillery
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Plate O: Composite fireball weapons; specialty fireballs; case shot; trundle and chain shot; pyrotechnic shields; fire weapon
- Part of Artis Magnae Artilleriae
- 1650
Fig. 152: Wooden ball filled with hand grenades.
Fig. 153: Fireball composed of fireballs.
Fig. 154: Wooden ball filled with fiery rain.
Fig. 155: Military light balls.
Fig. 156: "Death's head" fireball.
Fig. 157:…- Artist Meurs, Jacob van, 1619-1680
- Author Siemienowicz, Kazimierz, -1651?
- Publisher Jansson, Jan, 1588-1664
- Subject Grenades, Weapons, Military fireworks, Artillery
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Plate P: Pyrotechnic shield; pyrotechnic hand weapons; fire wheels and their parts; pyrotechnic cases
- Part of Artis Magnae Artilleriae
- 1650
Fig. 175: Pyrotechnic shield or fire wheel.
Fig. 177: Pyrotechnic dagger.
Fig. 178: Fire sword.
Fig. 179: Fire pole.
Figs. 180, 181, and 183: Fire wheels.
Fig. 182: Iron axle for fire wheels.
Figs. 184-186: Pyrotechnic…- Artist Meurs, Jacob van, 1619-1680
- Author Siemienowicz, Kazimierz, -1651?
- Publisher Jansson, Jan, 1588-1664
- Subject Weapons, Military fireworks, Artillery
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Plate L: Fireballs shot from a mortar; crackers; military hand grenades; military mortar-fired grenades; military grenade parts and instruments
- Part of Artis Magnae Artilleriae
- 1650
Figs. 102 and 103: Projectile fireballs.
Fig. 104: Mortar for projecting fireballs.
Figs. 105 and 106: Paper crackers.
Figs. 107 and 108: Iron crackers.
Figs. 109-111: Hand grenades.
Fig. 112: Hand grenade launcher.…- Artist Meurs, Jacob van, 1619-1680
- Author Siemienowicz, Kazimierz, -1651?
- Publisher Jansson, Jan, 1588-1664
- Subject Grenades, Military fireworks, Artillery, Fireworks
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Plate N: Patterns for cutting military fireball bags; manners of sewing military fireball bags; military fireballs; tools for constructing fireballs
- Part of Artis Magnae Artilleriae
- 1650
Figs. 132 and 133: Methods to cut a pattern for spherical fireball bags.
Figs. 134 and 135: Manners of sewing spherical fireball bags.
Figs. 136 and 138-144: Fireballs.
Fig. 137: Fireball with crackers.
Fig. 145: Tools…- Artist Meurs, Jacob van, 1619-1680
- Author Siemienowicz, Kazimierz, -1651?
- Publisher Jansson, Jan, 1588-1664
- Subject Military fireworks, Artillery
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Plate W: Pyrotechnic set piece of a fortified castle; triumphal statue; military pyrotechnics
- Part of Artis Magnae Artilleriae
- 1650
Fig. 204: Outward appearance of fortified castle set piece with diagrams of its inner construction and disposition of pyrotechnics.
Fig. 205: Statue of Mars upon a pedestal for use in public ceremonies of triumph.
Fig.…- Artist Meurs, Jacob van, 1619-1680
- Author Siemienowicz, Kazimierz, -1651?
- Publisher Jansson, Jan, 1588-1664
- Subject Military fireworks, Artillery, Fireworks