Geffrey Whitney, A choice of emblemes (Leiden, 1586)

Emblem 19

Nemesis with a bridle walking on a shore

Nec verbo, nec facto, quenquam laedendumLatin

Neither in word nor in deed should anyone be injured

Interpretation: Goddess Nemesis (Nor in word, nor in deed must we injure anyone)
Interpretation (German): Maßhalten

Description of the imageAI-generated

Within an ornate foliate woodcut border, a square scene: a woman in flowing classical drapery stands on a rocky shore, her hair and veil blowing in the wind. Her right arm is bent at the elbow, extended forward; in her left hand she holds a long bridle or rein with bit, its end resting on the ground. Behind her at the left the sun rises over a bay with a small boat and a walled town; at the right rise rocky cliffs with a ruined fortress and tower; clouds fill the upper sky.

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Notes and related emblems

Related emblem in another book: embmne_mig1591_emblem027

Iconclass

24A1 sunrise
25G13 groups of plants (herbs)
25H11 mountains
25H112 rocks
25H131 rocky coast
25H23 sea (seascape)
25I12 prospect of city, town panorama, silhouette of city
25I9 landscape with ruins
26A clouds
26C winds
26F2 bad weather
31AA247 looking over the shoulder - AA - female human figure
31A2512 arm stretched forward
31A2512(+933) arm stretched forward (+ holding something)
31AA2711 walking - AA - female human figure
31D15 adult woman
41D211(+82) dress, gown (+ women's clothes)
41D2332(+82) shoes, sandals (+ women's clothes)
41D27(+82) drapery, draped garment, 'Gewandgebung' (+ women's clothes)
46C13161 saddle and bridle (saddlery)
46C24(+63) sailing-ship, sailing-boat (+ under way, at sea (~ travelling))
54A43(+4) Temperance, Moderation; 'Misura' (Ripa) (+ emblematical representation of concept)
57B2(+4) Respect, Reverence, Esteem (+ emblematical representation of concept)
57BB22(+4) Insult; 'Ingiuria', 'Offesa' (Ripa) (+ emblematical representation of concept)
86(NEC VERBO, NEC FACTO, QUENQUAM LAEDENDUM) proverbs, sayings, etc. (NEC VERBO, NEC FACTO, QUENQUAM LAEDENDUM)
92G2 Nemesis (Adrastea)

Sources

Record ID: embstma_1667_emblem019
This emblem on the Iconclass site: https://iconclass.org/view/embstma_1667_emblem019
Copy: University Library, Glasgow, Stirling Maxwell 1667