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

Emblem 85

A man is picking up branches from an old oak that is sprouting again

Facsimile

Notes and related emblems

• Related emblem in another book: embmne_sam1569_emblem113

Iconclass

• 21C fire (one of the four elements)
• 25G11 groups of trees
• 25G3(+363) trees (+ (very) old plant)
• 25G3(+371) trees (+ dead, withered plant)
• 25H114 low hill country
• 25I3 farm or solitary house in landscape
• 31A2321 leaning forward
• 31A245 head slanting to the left
• 31A2512(+933) arm stretched forward (+ holding something)
• 31A2512(+934) arm stretched forward (+ reaching for somebody or something, seizing something, touching)
• 31A26121(+52) standing with legs bent, side by side (+ leaning)
• 31A534 beard
• 31D14 adult man
• 41B12(FAGGOT) burning as process: faggot
• 41B121 flame
• 41B162 smoke
• 41D211(+81) dress, gown (+ men's clothes)
• 41D221(+81) head-gear (+ men's clothes)
• 41D2339 barefoot
• 47I85 woodgathering, woodgatherer
• 57A1(+4) Good Behaviour (+ emblematical representation of concept)
• 57A2(+4) Sense of Duty, Devotion to Duty (+ emblematical representation of concept)
• 86(DUM VIVO, PROSUM) proverbs, sayings, etc. (DUM VIVO, PROSUM)

Sources

Record ID: embstma_1667_emblem085
This emblem on the Iconclass site: https://iconclass.org/view/embstma_1667_emblem085
Copy: University Library, Glasgow, Stirling Maxwell 1667