Back to the 17th century with the “Tapisseries du Roy.” Tapestries of the king made by Gobelin which represent the four elements and the four seasons. 1697, published in Augsburg by Jacob Koppmayer.

French, Textile 1 Minute
Frontispiece, page 3. Collections of and digitalized by the University of Illinois Champaign-Urbana. In the public domain due to age. via https://archive.org/details/tapisseriesduroy00krau/page/n3/mode/1up
“Pour la piété dans le piece l’element du feu un encensoir, avec ce mot, et sacro carpitur igni,” Page 14. Collections of and digitalized by the University of Illinois Champaign-Urbana. In the public domain due to age. via https://archive.org/details/tapisseriesduroy00krau/page/14/mode/1up
“Pour la magnanimité dans la piece l’élément du feu: une fusée volante avec ces paroles splendid et ascendit.” Page 16. Collections of and digitalized by the University of Illinois Champaign-Urbana. In the public domain due to age. via https://archive.org/details/tapisseriesduroy00krau/page/16/mode/1up
“Pour la bonté dans la piece l’élément du feu un phare, avec ces paroles in publica commoda fulget,” Page 17. Collections of and digitalized by the University of Illinois Champaign-Urbana. In the public domain due to age. via https://archive.org/details/tapisseriesduroy00krau/page/17/mode/1up
‘Pour la valeur, dans la piece l’element du feu un foudre abattant un grand arbre, and qui a pour mot micat exitiale superbus.” Page 19. Collections of and digitalized by the University of Illinois Champaign-Urbana. In the public domain due to age. via https://archive.org/details/tapisseriesduroy00krau/page/19/mode/1up

More coming, these are the ones concerned with the element of fire. Note that these are captioned in the original in French, Latin, and at the bottom in German. I would assume it was published to be sold in various countries for this reason but I don’t actually know why.

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