Ming_Dynasty_Jin_Ping_Mei_fireworks.jpg
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Summary
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Description |
An illustration of a fireworks display from the 1628-1643 edition of the Ming dynasty book
Jin Ping Mei
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Date | Ming dynasty |
Source/Photographer |
Jin Ping Mei (1628-1643 edition). Reproduced in Joseph Needham (1986). Science and Civilisation in China, Volume 5: Chemistry and Chemical Technology, Part 7: Military Technology: The Gunpowder Epic. Cambridge University Press. Page 142. |
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