Description historique de l'edifice que les sieurs Guerin pere & fils, Testard & Dodenand, artificiers du roy, auront l'honneur de présenter pour bouquet à Sa Majesté à la fête de la Saint Louis, 1741
Contributors: Marvie, Martin, 1713-1813, designer
Publisher: De l'imprimerie Gonichon
Published: 1744
Place of publication: Paris]
Language: fre
Number of pages: 15
Subjects: Cult; Social life and customs; Early works to 1800; Fireworks; Festivals
Notes: Caption title.

Printer statement from colophon.

Signatures: A-B⁴

Final page blank.

Text preceded by a laudatory sonnet to fireworks.

The engraved plate depicts the fireworks structure on the river Seine as seen on Aug. 24, 1741 (the festival being held on Aug. 25, 1741), executed by the royal pyrotechnists after the design by Martin Marvie.

Head-piece; decorative initial.

Bound with: Brevet exclusif qui permet aux sieurs Guerin, Testard & autres artificiers, de faire & exécuter, pendant 12 ans, un feu d'artifice sur la rivière de Seine ... A Paris : Chez Le Breton, 1741. (3003-619)