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

Emblem 82

Roman soldiers shaking hands

Facsimile

Notes and related emblems

• Related emblem in another book: embmne_mig1591_emblem039

Iconclass

• 23S14 Rome (one of the four world empires)
• 25F31(+5262) groups of birds (+ flying animal(s))
• 25H11 mountains
• 26A clouds
• 31A2512(+934) arm stretched forward (+ reaching for somebody or something, seizing something, touching)
• 31A2515(+933) arm held downwards (+ holding something)
• 31A2621(+51) one leg in front of the other (+ standing)
• 31A534 beard
• 31D14(+72) adult man (+ two persons)
• 33A12 shaking hands, 'dextrarum junctio'
• 41D233(+81) gear for legs and feet (+ men's clothes)
• 41D27 drapery, draped garment, 'Gewandgebung'
• 45A232 peace and prosperity, 'Pax et Abundantia'
• 45B51(+22) military parade, pageant (+ cavalry, horsemen)
• 45C13(SWORD) hacking and thrusting weapons: sword
• 45C22 armour
• 45C221 helmet
• 45C41 (military) camp with tents
• 45D1 (military) flags and standards
• 45I5 suspension of hostilities (truce)
• 46C13185 rearing (horse in motion)
• 54E31(+4) Agreement, Unity; 'Concordia', 'Concordia insuperabile', 'Concordia militare', 'Concordia di Pace', 'Unione civile' (Ripa) (+ emblematical representation of concept)
• 86(CONCORDIA) proverbs, sayings, etc. (CONCORDIA)

Sources

Record ID: embstma_1667_emblem082
This emblem on the Iconclass site: https://iconclass.org/view/embstma_1667_emblem082
Copy: University Library, Glasgow, Stirling Maxwell 1667