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

Emblem 206

A snare to catch falcons

Facsimile

Notes and related emblems

• In Claude Paradin, Princeliicke Deviisen the motto of the emblem is: "Spe illectat inani"
• Related emblem in another book: embmne_pad1615_emblem103

Iconclass

• 25F(+352) animals (+ feathers)
• 43C1(+4141) sports, games ~ animals (+ snare)
• 43C1113 bird hunting
• 43C13 fowling, fowler
• 47(+451) crafts and industries (+ skins, fur, leather, etc. ~ crafts, industries, agriculture)
• 47D8(ROPE) tools, aids, implements ~ crafts and industries: rope
• 56D29(+4) Misplaced Trust, False Confidence, 'Pax Falsa'; 'Speranza fallace' (Ripa) (+ emblematical representation of concept)
• 57AA621(+4) Cheat, Deceit; 'Fraude', 'Inganno' (Ripa) (+ emblematical representation of concept)
• 86(SPES VANAS) proverbs, sayings, etc. (SPES VANAS)

Sources

Record ID: embstma_1667_emblem206
This emblem on the Iconclass site: https://iconclass.org/view/embstma_1667_emblem206
Copy: University Library, Glasgow, Stirling Maxwell 1667