Pyrotechnia, or, A discovrse of artificiall fire-works
Subtitle: in which the true grounds of that art are plainly and perspicuously laid downe : together with sundry such motions, both straight and circular, performed by the helpe of fire, as are not to be found in any other discourse of this kind, extant in any language : whereunto is annexed a short treatise of geometrie, contayning certaine definitions and problemes for the mensuration of superficies and sollids, with tables for the square root to 25000, and the cubick root to 10000 latus, wherein all roots under those numbers are extracted onely by ocular inspection
By: written by John Babington, gunner and student in the mathematicks
Contributors: Droeshout, John, -1652
Publisher: Printed by Thomas Harper, for Ralph Mab
Published: 1635
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 200
Subjects: Geometry; Early works to 1800; Fireworks
Other titles: Discovrse of artificiall fire-works; Discourse of artificiall fire workes for pleasure
Notes: Added engraved t.p. has title: Pyrotechnia, or, A discourse of artificiall fire workes for pleasure ... It is signed: Io Droeshout scul. The border of illustrations incorporates a port. of Babington.

Second sequence (72 p.) has caption title: A treatise of artificiall fire-works, most of them being invented and approved by the author. Third sequence (80 p.) has caption title: A treatise of geometry, containing sundry definitions and problemes, both pleasurable and useful. Last sequence (200 p.) comprises tables of squares and cubes.

"A treatise on geometry" also issued separately.

Ill. in section on fireworks are engravings. The 2 folded plates depict elaborate installations of fireworks, the first on land, the second on sea. Ill. in section on geometry are woodcuts.

Signatures: [fleuron]⁶ A-F⁶ ²A-F⁶ G⁴ (a)-(f)⁶ (G)⁴ (h)⁶ (I)⁴ K-L(198} (M)⁸ N-R⁶.

STC 1099

Philip, C.  Fireworks

Binding: sprinkled calf over pasteboard. Double blind fillets along edges and spine, with thistles(?) stamped in blind at corners. Rebacked; leather spine label with gold-tooled title: Pyrotech / -nia / - / Babington. At foot of spine is "1635" tooled in gold.

Library's copy has bookplate of F.B. Lorch on front pastedown, and bookplate of Francis Fulford, dated 1699, on inside of front board (showing through opening cut in front pastedown).