Pyrotechnics - The History and Art of Firework Making, Part 1
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The Romans and the Festival of Rome
The towers and fortifications of the Castle of St. Angelo furnish suitable spots for these, being visible from the greater part of Rome. The Italians appear to have held the supremacy until the end of the 17th century. In other towns it was arranged to place illuminations on the highest towers and steeples of the town but as it was found that there was considerable danger of fire from these, it was afterwards preferred to make suitable erections in the great public squares.
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