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

Emblem 181

One man counting off his arguments on his fingers, one man reading

Vsus libri, non lectio prudentes facitLatin

The use, not the reading, of a book makes men wise

Ad D. A. P.

Interpretation: Reading and Practising (The use of a book, not reading makes men wise)
Interpretation (German): Anwendung des Gelesenen

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31AA2516 arm or hand held in front of the body - AA - both arms or hands
31A2524 counting off arguments, calculating on fingers
31A26111(+51) standing or leaning with both legs straight, side by side, feet flat on the ground (+ standing)
31A2621(+51) one leg in front of the other (+ standing)
31A534 beard
31B7 wise man
31D14(+72) adult man (+ two persons)
41A33 window
41A712 shelves, rack, sideboard
41D212(+81) coat, cape (+ men's clothes)
41D221(+81) head-gear (+ men's clothes)
49C3 scholar, philosopher
49C3(+4) scholar, philosopher (+ professional clothes of scholar, scientist)
49C32 scholar in his study
49M32 book
49MM32 book - MM - book open
49N reading
49N0
49N21 lectern ~ reading
52A51(+4) Wisdom; 'Sapienza', 'Sapienza humana', 'Sapienza vera' (Ripa) (+ emblematical representation of concept)
54B11(+4) Use (+ emblematical representation of concept)
54D21(+4) Practice; 'Prattica' (Ripa) (+ emblematical representation of concept)
61B2(D. A. P.)3 historical person (D. A. P.) - other representations to which the NAME of a historical person may be attached (D. A. P.)
86(USUS LIBRI, NON LECTIO PRUDENTES FACIT) proverbs, sayings, etc. (USUS LIBRI, NON LECTIO PRUDENTES FACIT)

Record ID: embstma_1667_emblem181
This emblem on the Iconclass site: https://iconclass.org/view/embstma_1667_emblem181
Copy: University Library, Glasgow, Stirling Maxwell 1667