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

Emblem 134

Scales (balance, measure), a mirror (self-knowledge), pennyroyal (controlling one's anger), coriander (moderation), terminus (consider the end), a sheep on a donkey (anger), bird to be caught in a trap (freedom of slavery)

Facsimile

Notes and related emblems

• Related emblem in another book: embmne_mig1591_emblem186

Iconclass

• 25F3(...)(+53)
• 25G(+22) plants; vegetation (+ branch, stick)
• 25G4(CORIANDER)(+0) plants and herbs (CORIANDER) (+ variant)
• 25G4(PENNYROYAL)(+0) plants and herbs: pennyroyal (+ variant)
• 31A222(+89) chest, bust (+ nude human being)
• 31A2226(+0) torso (+ variant)
• 31A2352 sitting on an elevation
• 31A2512(+931) arm stretched forward (+ indicating, pointing at)
• 31A2515 arm held downwards
• 31A25551 index finger upwards
• 31A511 mirror
• 31D14 adult man
• 31B70
• 32B311(SARDINIAN) indigenous European peoples (SARDINIAN)
• 41D211(+81) dress, gown (+ men's clothes)
• 41D221(+81) head-gear (+ men's clothes)
• 41D233(+81) gear for legs and feet (+ men's clothes)
• 43C13(+414) fowling, fowler (+ trap)
• 43C13(+415) fowling, fowler (+ net)
• 43C13(+432) fowling, fowler (+ decoy animals, e.g. decoy duck, stool pigeon ~ lures (hunting))
• 46B3311 scales
• 46C131 riding a horse, ass, or mule; rider, horseman
• 46C13142(+756) ass, donkey (+ postures of hind leg(s) of animal(s))
• 48A9851 ribbon, scroll, banderole ~ ornament
• 48C24 piece of sculpture, reproduction of a piece of sculpture
• 48C90 'litterae', symbolic representations, allegories and emblems ~ literature; 'Lettere' (Ripa)
• 49L71 scroll
• 51FF5(+4) End; 'Fine' (Ripa) (+ emblematical representation of concept)
• 52A51(+4) Wisdom; 'Sapienza', 'Sapienza humana', 'Sapienza vera' (Ripa) (+ emblematical representation of concept)
• 52A53(+4) Self-knowledge (+ emblematical representation of concept)
• 53B3(+4) Self-control; 'Dominio di se stesso' (Ripa) (+ emblematical representation of concept)
• 54A43(+4) Temperance, Moderation; 'Misura' (Ripa) (+ emblematical representation of concept)
• 54AA5(+4) Badness (+ emblematical representation of concept)
• 54DD51(+4):46A180 Danger; 'Pericolo' (Ripa) (+ emblematical representation of concept)❧'Servitù', 'Servitù per forza' (Ripa)
• 57AA6142(+4) Betrayal (+ emblematical representation of concept)
• 58BB1(+4) Mortality, Extinction of Life (+ emblematical representation of concept)
• 61B2(ALCIATUS, ANDREAS)3 historical person (ALCIATUS, ANDREAS) - other representations to which the NAME of a historical person may be attached (ALCIATUS, ANDREAS)
• 61B2(CHOLMELEY, Hugh)3 historical person (CHOLMELEY, Hugh) - other representations to which the NAME of a historical person may be attached (CHOLMELEY, Hugh)
• 86(BIAS) proverbs, sayings, etc. (BIAS)
• 86(CILON) proverbs, sayings, etc. (CILON)
• 86(CLEOBU) proverbs, sayings, etc. (CLEOBU)
• 86(DICTA SEPTEM SAPIENTUM) proverbs, sayings, etc. (DICTA SEPTEM SAPIENTUM)
• 86(PERIANDER) proverbs, sayings, etc. (PERIANDER)
• 86(PITAC) proverbs, sayings, etc. (PITAC)
• 86(SOLON) proverbs, sayings, etc. (SOLON)
• 86(THALES) proverbs, sayings, etc. (THALES)
• 96A16 Terminus
• 98B(SEVEN SAGES)(+1) the seven wise men of Greece: Bias, Chilon, Cleobulus, Periander (alternatively Myson), Pittacus, Solon, Thales (+ in allegorical or symbolic frame or setting; with allegorical or symbolic accessories)

Sources

Record ID: embstma_1667_emblem134
This emblem on the Iconclass site: https://iconclass.org/view/embstma_1667_emblem134
Copy: University Library, Glasgow, Stirling Maxwell 1667