Geffrey Whitney, A choice of emblemes (Leiden, 1586)
Emblem 237
A lily growing between thorny bushes
Aculei irritiLatin
Ineffectual stings
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Notes and related emblems
- Compare: Mon. 39 Sic amica mea inter
Iconclass
25G31(+222)shrubs (+ thorny twig)25G4(LILY)(+32)plants and herbs (LILY) (+ flowers, blossom, blossoming)25G41(LILY)flowers: lily52AA5(+4)Ignorance; 'Ignoranza', 'Ignoranza di tutte le cose', 'Ignoranza in un ricco senza lettere' (Ripa) (+ emblematical representation of concept)52AA51(+4)Folly, Foolishness; 'Pazzia', 'Sciocchezza', 'Stoltitia' (Ripa) (+ emblematical representation of concept)57A6(+4):51H5(+4)Virtuousness; 'Amor di Virtù', 'Attione virtuosa', 'Guida sicura de' veri honori', 'Virtù', 'Virtù insuperabile' (Ripa) (+ emblematical representation of concept)❧Growth, Increase (+ emblematical representation of concept)57AA6(+4)Viciousness, Naughtiness (+ emblematical representation of concept)86(ACULEI IRRITI)proverbs, sayings, etc. (ACULEI IRRITI)
Sources
Record ID: embstma_1667_emblem237
This emblem on the Iconclass site: https://iconclass.org/view/embstma_1667_emblem237
Copy: University Library, Glasgow, Stirling Maxwell 1667