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

Emblem 125

A church with a weathercock on top and a statue of a lion in front of it

Facsimile

Notes and related emblems

• Chatterton or Chaderton (bishop of Chester)
• Related emblem in another book: embmne_mig1591_emblem015

Iconclass

• 11P15 the Church symbolized
• 11P30
• 12B61 temple, shrine ~ non-Christian religions
• 12BB63 statues, paintings, etc. ~ objects of worship (non-Christian religions) - BB - in the open air
• 25F23(LION)(+1) beasts of prey, predatory animals: lion (+ animals used symbolically)
• 25F23(LION)(+535) beasts of prey, predatory animals: lion (+ sitting animal)
• 25I144 square, place, circus, etc.
• 26A clouds
• 26C41 weathercock
• 34B232(+51) fowl (cock, hen, chicken, etc.) (+ male animal)
• 34B232(+91) fowl (cock, hen, chicken, etc.) (+ animals used symbolically)
• 44G211 tower sentry
• 45B31(+0) guard duty, keeping sentry (+ variant)
• 52A23(+4) Alertness, Vigilance; 'Guardia', 'Vigilanza', 'Vigilanza per difendersi & oppugnare altri' (Ripa) (+ emblematical representation of concept)
• 54E42(+4) Protection; 'Custodia', 'Difesa contra nimici, malefici & venefici', 'Difesa contra pericoli', 'Riparo da i tradimenti' (Ripa) (+ emblematical representation of concept)
• 61B2(CHATTERTON, William)3 historical person (CHATTERTON, William) - other representations to which the NAME of a historical person may be attached (CHATTERTON, William)
• 86(VIGILANTIA ET CUSTODIA) proverbs, sayings, etc. (VIGILANTIA ET CUSTODIA)

Sources

Record ID: embstma_1667_emblem125
This emblem on the Iconclass site: https://iconclass.org/view/embstma_1667_emblem125
Copy: University Library, Glasgow, Stirling Maxwell 1667