Geffrey Whitney, A choice of emblemes (Leiden, 1586)
Emblem 53
An ostrich
Nil penna, sed vsusLatin
Not the wing, but the use
To Pr. Dr.
- Interpretation
- Ostrich and its wings
- Interpretation (German)
- Rechter Gebrauch der Begabung
Facsimile
The text of this emblem has not yet been transcribed.
Notes and related emblems
- Related emblem in another book: embmne_pad1615_emblem025
Iconclass
25F38(OSTRICH)(+542)walker and runner birds: ostrich (+ animal with head turned sideways)25F38(OSTRICH)(+553)walker and runner birds: ostrich (+ animal with forelegs stretched sidewards)51AA51(+4)Exterior, Exteriority (+ emblematical representation of concept)54BB3(+4)Inutility, Noxiousness; 'Nocumento', 'Nocumento d'ogni cosa' (Ripa) (+ emblematical representation of concept)57AA611(+4)Dissimulation, Hypocrisy; 'Hippocresia', 'Simulatione' (Ripa) (+ emblematical representation of concept)61B2(PR. DR.)3historical person (PR. DR.) - other representations to which the NAME of a historical person may be attached (PR. DR.)86(NIL PENNA, SED USUS)proverbs, sayings, etc. (NIL PENNA, SED USUS)
Sources
Record ID: embstma_1667_emblem053
This emblem on the Iconclass site: https://iconclass.org/view/embstma_1667_emblem053
Copy: University Library, Glasgow, Stirling Maxwell 1667