Geffrey Whitney, A choice of emblemes (Leiden, 1586)
Emblem 74
A winnow sifting the wheat from the chaff
Sic discerneLatin
Winnow it thus
To Tho. Stutvile Esquier
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Notes and related emblems
- the name can be written Stutevyle or Sutevil
- Related emblem in another book: embmne_pad1615_emblem096
Iconclass
47D8(ROPE)tools, aids, implements ~ crafts and industries: rope47I111cereal, grain, corn (grass with grains, grown for food, e.g.: wheat, rice, rye, oats, maize, buckwheat, millet)47I1481winnowing47I15(WINNOW)agricultural implements: winnow47I17(CHAFF)agricultural products and by-products (CHAFF)52A24(+4)Precaution (+ emblematical representation of concept)52B511(+4)Distinction between Good and Bad; 'Distintione del bene & del male' (Ripa) (+ emblematical representation of concept)61B2(STUTEVILE, Thomas)3historical person (STUTEVILE, Thomas) - other representations to which the NAME of a historical person may be attached (STUTEVILE, Thomas)86(SIC DISCERNE)proverbs, sayings, etc. (SIC DISCERNE)
Sources
Record ID: embstma_1667_emblem074
This emblem on the Iconclass site: https://iconclass.org/view/embstma_1667_emblem074
Copy: University Library, Glasgow, Stirling Maxwell 1667