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English: Man flying a kite. The caption „The Fiery Drake or Kite“ is a later addition when the illustration was reprinted in 1801.
Deutsch: Ein Mann lässt einen Drachen steigen. Der Bilduntertitel „The Fiery Drake or Kite“ wurde 1801 bei einem Nachdruck des Bildes hinzugefügt.
Date before 1635
date QS:P,+1635-00-00T00:00:00Z/7,P1326,+1635-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Source
English: Woodcut print from John Bate's 1634 book, The Mysteryes of Nature and Art in which it is titled How to make fire Drakes (a fire drake in Germanic mythology is a fiery dragon and drachen is German for kite), as reprinted at page 296 and described on page 297 of Joseph Strutt's 1801 book, The sports and pastimes of the people of England from the earliest period.
Deutsch: Ein Holzschnitt aus John Bates Buch The Mysteryes of Nature and Art von 1634, aus dem Kapitel How to make fire Drakes (ein feuriger Drachen ist ein Fabelwesen in der deutschen Mythologie und Drachen ist das deutsche Wort für engl. kite), wie auf Seiten 296ff in Joseph Strutts Buch The sports and pastimes of the people of England from the earliest period von 1801 beschrieben.
Author John Bate or an artisan of his acquaintance or in his employ.

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