Horror and Harm: Rudolf von Deventer’s Treatise on Gunpowder and Fireworks, c. 1585

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Horror and Harm : Rudolf von Deventer’s Treatise on Gunpowder and Fireworks, c. 1585. / Hansen, Maria Fabricius (Editor); Christensen, Anne Haack (Editor); Simon, Anne (Translator); Svenningsen, Jesper (Editor); Briggs-Mønsted, Casper Thorhauge (Editor).

Aarhus Universitetsforlag, 2023. 412 p.

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Harvard

Hansen, MF (ed.), Christensen, AH (ed.) & Svenningsen, J (ed.) & Briggs-Mønsted, CT (ed.) 2023, Horror and Harm: Rudolf von Deventer’s Treatise on Gunpowder and Fireworks, c. 1585. translated by Anne Simon, Aarhus Universitetsforlag.

APA

Hansen, M. F. (Ed.), Christensen, A. H. (Ed.), Simon, A., (TRANS.), Svenningsen, J. (Ed.), & Briggs-Mønsted, C. T. (Ed.) (2023). Horror and Harm: Rudolf von Deventer’s Treatise on Gunpowder and Fireworks, c. 1585. Aarhus Universitetsforlag.

Vancouver

Hansen MF, (ed.), Christensen AH, (ed.), Simon A, Svenningsen J, (ed.), Briggs-Mønsted CT, (ed.). Horror and Harm: Rudolf von Deventer’s Treatise on Gunpowder and Fireworks, c. 1585. Aarhus Universitetsforlag, 2023. 412 p.

Author

Hansen, Maria Fabricius (Editor) ; Christensen, Anne Haack (Editor) ; Simon, Anne ; Svenningsen, Jesper (Editor) ; Briggs-Mønsted, Casper Thorhauge (Editor). / Horror and Harm : Rudolf von Deventer’s Treatise on Gunpowder and Fireworks, c. 1585. Aarhus Universitetsforlag, 2023. 412 p.

Bibtex

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