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

Emblem 118

A raven sitting on a helmet

Facsimile

Notes and related emblems

• Related emblem in another book: embmne_pad1615_emblem068

Iconclass

• 25F32(RAVEN)(+553) song-birds: raven (+ animal with forelegs stretched sidewards)
• 25F32(RAVEN)(+51) song-birds: raven (+ fighting animals; aggressive relations)
• 31A221(+31) head (human) (+ left side visible; left - (l. hand, l. foot, etc.))
• 33A610 'Ajuto', 'Soccorso' (Ripa)
• 41D(+44) fashion, clothing (+ feathers used for clothes)
• 45C221 helmet
• 52BB3(+4) Surprise, Wonder; 'Maraviglia' (Ripa) (+ emblematical representation of concept)
• 86(INSPERATUM AUXILIUM) proverbs, sayings, etc. (INSPERATUM AUXILIUM)
• 98B(CORVUS, M. V.)41

Sources

Record ID: embstma_1667_emblem118
This emblem on the Iconclass site: https://iconclass.org/view/embstma_1667_emblem118
Copy: University Library, Glasgow, Stirling Maxwell 1667