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

Emblem 101

The ass complains he has no horns, the monkey complains he has no tail; the mole compares that to the blindness that is his own handicap

Facsimile

Notes and related emblems

• Compare: Fae.56

Iconclass

• 25F22(+44) monkeys, apes (+ relationship between animals)
• 25F29(MOLE)(+44) other mammals: mole (+ relationship between animals)
• 25G13 groups of plants (herbs)
• 33A35 conversation, dialogue; conversation piece
• 46C13144(+744) hinny (+ relationship between animals)
• 48C149 ruin of a building ~ architecture
• 54F12(+4):56B3(+4) Luck, Fortune, Lot; 'Fato', 'Fortuna', 'Fortuna aurea', 'Fortuna buona', 'Fortuna pacifica overo clemente', 'Sorte' (Ripa) (+ emblematical representation of concept)❧Satisfaction, Contentment; 'Contento' (Ripa) (+ emblematical representation of concept)
• 54FF11(+4) Adversity, Misfortune, Bad Luck; 'Fortuna infelice', 'Infortunio' (Ripa) (+ emblematical representation of concept)
• 61B2(WHITNEY, Hugh)3 historical person (WHITNEY, Hugh) - other representations to which the NAME of a historical person may be attached (WHITNEY, Hugh)
• 85(ASS, APE AND MOLE) fables (ASS, APE AND MOLE)
• 86(INFORTUNIA NOSTRA, ALIENIS COLLATA, LEVIORA) proverbs, sayings, etc. (INFORTUNIA NOSTRA, ALIENIS COLLATA, LEVIORA)

Sources

Record ID: embstma_1667_emblem101
This emblem on the Iconclass site: https://iconclass.org/view/embstma_1667_emblem101
Copy: University Library, Glasgow, Stirling Maxwell 1667