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Whitney's emblems are numbered, following Green's example, by pages; whenever two emblems appear on the same page, the one in the upper half of the page will be designated as a and the one in the lower half, b. Green's descriptions of individual emblems are printed in three types: roman signifies that Whitney's woodcuts were struck off from the same Plantin blocks as their sources; italic indicates that because the source emblem-books were not printed by Plantin (and therefore no identical woodblocks were available), Whitney's artist had to copy from these sources; capital represents emblems without direct and single emblematic sources, thus "newly devised" by Whitney. Numbers in brackets following the description are folios in MS. Typ 14 for cross-referencing to Appendix III. Source emblem-books (see Appendix I) are identified by the following keys:

Alc=Alciati, Emblemata, 1577.
Ane=Aneau, Picta Poesis, 1552.
Fae=Faernus, Fabulae Centum, 1573.
Jun="Junius, Emblemata, 1585.
Mon="Montenay, Emblèmes, 1571.
Par=Paradin, Symbola Heroica, 1567.
La Perrière, Le Thèâtre, 1545.
Sam=Sambucus, Emblemata, 1564 & 1576.

Numbers following source keys represent pages, those in parentheses signify emblem numbers, and those in brackets, pages in a later edition (or in Par, emblems designed by Symeoni). Numbers below the "Source" and opposite the mottoes represent column numbers in Henkel & Schöne's Handbuch (1967), which treats all these sources save Faernus and Paradin. Those numbers followed by an (*) indicate that the Handbuch has failed to identify the exact source listed above with Whitney's emblems. Since the Handbuch uses the 1531 Steyner edition of Alciati and supplements it with the 1551 Roville edition, rather than the 1577 Plantin edition, the references to Alciati are useful only for comparing the mottoes and the verses with those in Choice. Also in this place are references to plates in Green (Gr) and to figures of this essay.

Wh	Description & Motto	Source
1	Ivy & obelisk[7]	Jun(14)
	Te stante, virebo	1222*
2	Mercury & travelers[7v]	Alc(8)
	Quà dij vocant, eundum	1776
3	Crocodile & her eggs[8]	Jun(19)
	Prouidentia	668
4	Envy & Truth[10]	Jun(53)
	Veritas temporis filia	Gr26c
5	Swallow & grasshopper[9v]	Alc(179)
	Dissidia inter aequales	872b
6	Charioteer & horses[11]	Alc(55)
	Temeritas	1072b
7	Arson & assassin[14]	Sam 206
	Intestinae simultates	1133b
8	Ass bearing Isis[13]	Alc(7)
	Non tibi, sed Religioni	512
9	Astronomer & farmer[15v]	Sam 28
	Experientia docet	1057
10	Sirens & Ulysses[17v]	Alc(115)
	Sirenes	1697
11	Ship, snow, & sun[18v]	Sam 46
	Res humanae in summo	114
12	Tun with holes	Par 146
	Frustrà
13	Niobe & children[23]	Alc(67)
	Superbiae vltio	1656a
14	Heraclitus & Democritus[24]	Alc(151)
	In vitam humanam	1157*
15	Actaeon & his hounds[26v]	Sam 128
	Voluptas aerumnosa	Gr25
16	Pigmies & Hercules[27]	Alc(58)
	Quod potes, tenta	1653a
17	Drinking & gaming[27v]	Sam[252]
	Ludus, luctus, luxus
18	Ass eating thistles[13v]	Alc(85)
	In auaros	511b
Wh	Description & Motto	Source
19	Goddess Nemesis[18]	Alc(27)
	Nec verbo, nec facto	1811b
20	Sun & hill of snow[20v]	Sam 44
	Minuit praesentia famam	113b
21	Beetle on a rose	Par 215
	Turpibus exitium
22	Fox on floating ice[25v]	Sam 98
	Nullus dolus contra casum	456
23	Ears of corn & sheaf[26]	Par 244
	Mihi pondera, luxus
24	Snake & Strawberry plant[30]	Par 70
	Latet anguis in herba
25	Pliny over-curious[31v]	Sam 159
	Curis tabescimus omnes	1184b
26	Miller sleeping[37]	Sam 107
	Otium sortem exspectat	1241
27	Fowler & decoy bird[67v]	Alc(50)
	Dolus in suos	837a
28	Icarus falling[59v]	Alc(103)
	In Astrologos	1056b
29	Bird brooding[63v]	Alc(193)
	Amor in filios	861b
30	Prowess mourning Ajax[65]	Alc(48)
	In victoriam dolo partam	1685b
31	Neighbor's fire & envious	Sam[249]
	Caecum odium	1134
32	Murderer & his shadow[66v]	Sam[243]
	In poenam sectatur & vmbra	1035*
33	Swallow's nest[45] (Fig. 3)	Alc(54)
	Ei, qui semel sua prodegerit	1640a
34	Gourd & pine[45v]	Alc(124)
	In momentaneam felicitatem	331
35	Hunted beaver[46]	Alc(152)
	Aere quandoque salutem etc.	460*
36	Bird & bucket[41va]	Sam 101
	Durum telum necessitas	801

Wh	Description & Motto	Source
37	Hector & Ajax[64]	Alc(167)
	Inimicorum dona, infausta	1682b
38	Warrior & steed[16]	Alc(35)
	Non locus virum etc.	1069b
39	Dog & his shadow[33] (Fig. 10)Fae	90
	Mediocribus vtere partis	566*
40	Choices of Hercules[37]	Jun(44)
	Biuium virtutis & vitij	1643
41	Thief stangled[38v]	Sam 209
	Poena sequens	1136
42	Glory fleeing sloth[33v]	Jun(52)
	Venter, pluma, Venus etc.	1565
43	Astronomer & compass[65v]	Sam 84
	Mens immota manet	1471a
44	Lion & dog[83v]	Jun(10)
	Desiderium spe vacuum	566a
45	Agamemnon & shield[81]	Alc(57)
	Furor & rabies	373b
46	Aged dame & skulls[17]	Sam 65
	Varij hominum sensus	1000
47	Caesar & Cicero[15]	Alc(41)
	Marte & arte	1688a
48	Ass eating grass ropes[68v]	Alc(91)
	Labor irritus	517b
49	She-goat & wolf's whelp[89]	Alc(64)
	In eum qui sibi damnum	532b
50a	Weary man & swallows[41vb]	Alc(70)
	Garrulitas	873
50b	Youth & age[42b]	Jun(35)
	Quaere adolescens etc.	962a
51a	Spider & bee[59a]	Jun(33)
	Vitae, aut morti	302a
51b	Ostrich & its wings[54b]	Par 49
	Nil penna, sed vsus
52a	Bull & elephant[61a]	Sam[215]
	Fortissima minimis interdum	526a
Wh	Description & Motto	Source
52b	Small fish & enemies[61b]	Alc(169)
	Iniuriis, infirmitas subiecta	715b
53a	Sow & gleanings[89va]	Alc(45)
	In dies meliora	552b
53b	Sour fig tree on hill[90a]	Alc(73)
	Luxuriosorum opes	240a
54a	Trumpeter captured[76a]	Alc(173)
	Agentes, & consentientes etc.	1063b
54b	Swallow & cuckoo[88]	Alc(100)
	In quatuor anni tempora	744a
55a	Two redbreasts[48va]	Alc(93)
	Duobus ganeonibus etc.	743
55b	Boys blowing bubbles[90b]	Jun(16)
	Cuncta complecti velle	1316a
56	Dog biting stone[66]	Alc(174)
	Alius peccat, alius plectitur	562
57	Washing the Aethiop[68]	Alc(59)
	Aethiopem lauare	1087
58	Ape using dog's paw[43v]	Sam 110
	Non dolo, sed vi(Fig. 8)	433
59	Whirlwind & trees	Sam[279]
	Nimium rebus ne fide secundis	253
60	Pythagoras & silence[44]	Alc(11)
	Silentium	1823
61	I see & keep silent[44v]
	Video, & taceo
62	Withered elm & vine(Fig. 1)	Alc(159)
	Amicitia, etiam post mortem	259
63	Cupid drawn by lions	Alc(105)
	Potentissimus affectus, amor	385
64	Hen sucking own eggs[62]	Sam 30
	Quae ante pedes	847
65	Blind carrying lame	Alc(160)
	Mutuum auxilium	990b
66	Sword & trowel[14v]	Par 115
	In vtrumque paratus

Wh	Description & Motto	Source
67	Thunderbolt & laurel[61v]	Sam 14
	Murus aeneus etc.	203
68	Sifting of corn[30v]	Par 145
	Sic discerne
69	Curtained window[24v]	Sam 169
	Interiora vide	1237
70	Brutus' suicide[31]	Alc(119)
	Fortuna virtutem superans	1181
71	Casting net into sea	Sam 230
	Fides non apparentium	1112
72	Sea-water & sluice[19v]	Sam 70
	Virtus vnita, valet	98
73	Stork & her young[25]	Alc(30)
	Gratiam referendam	827
74	Tantalus in water[83]	Alc(84)
	Auaritia	1655
75	Prometheus & vulture[91v]	Alc(102)
	O vita, misero longa	1657
76a	Two warriors reconciled[94a]	Alc(39)
	Concordia	1013
76b	Killing snake in wall	Sam 47
	Remedium tempestiuum sit	630
77a	Fisherman & eel[40v]	Alc(21)
	Serò sapiunt Phryges	707b
77b	Old tree & firewood[37vb]	Sam 154
	Dum viuo, prosum	225
78	Archer & adder[35]	Alc(104)
	Noli altum sapere	1105
79	Lais & musk-cat[47]	Alc(79)
	Saepius in auro bibitur etc.	464
80	Anellus & his wife[47v]	Sam[253]
	Praepostera fides
81	King, child & idiot[63]	Sam[258]
	Fatuis leuia commitito	958a
82	Transform into swine[86v]	Alc(76)
	Homines voluptatibus etc.	1694
Wh	Description & Motto	Source
83	Paris & 3 goddesses[71v]	Sam 152
	Iudicium Paridis	1677
84	Hanno & his birds[62v]	Sam 60
	Ridicula ambitio	1186b
85	To cast off sloth[77]	Alc(81)
	Desidiam abiiciendam	986a
86	Shroud on a spear[21]	Par 53
	Mortui diuitiae
87	Pelican feeding her young[91a]	Jun(7)
	Quod in te est, prome	811
88	Ears of corn & sheaf[42a]	Par 210
	De paruis, grandis aceruus	Fig. 7
89	Apodes of India[80v]	Sam 132
	Vita irrequieta	798
90	Dolphin aground[42v]	Alc(166)
	In eum qui truculentia etc.	684b
91	Jupiter & beasts[9]	Fae 95
	Tecum habita (Fig. 11)	607*
92	Mercury & the lute[55]	Sam 59
	Industria naturam corrigit	1774*
93a	Ass, ape & mole[92v]	Fae 56
	Infortunia nostra etc.	Fig. 12
93b	Virtues of a wife[75va]	Jun(50)
	Vxoriae virtutes	1543b
94	Envy feeding on vipers[23v]	Alc(71)
	Inuidiae descriptio	1570b
95	THE ENVIOUS & THE COVETOUS[29]
	De Inuido & Auaro, Iocosum	Fig. 39
96	Rock & raging winds	Jun(59)
	Petre, imitare petram	67
97	Cuttlefish escaping[21v]	Sam 76
	Dum potes, viue	702
98a	Fox & grapes	Fae 36
	Stultitia sua seipsum etc.	Gr27
98b	Down trodden dock[48vb]	Par[299]
	Virescit vulnere virtus

Wh	Description & Motto	Source
99	Tyrant Mezentius[82]	Alc(197)
	Impar coniugium	1708
100	Dog, bull, & painter[64v]	Sam 177
	Frontis nulla fides(Fig. 9)	1304b*
101	Caged nightingale[49]	Jun(56)
	Animi scrinium seruitus	871
102	Sword hanging by thread	Par 134
	In sortis suae contemptores
103	Minerva[50]	Sam 137
	Interdum requiescendum	212b
	The Second Parte
108	Janus, scepter & mirror[52v]	Per(1)
	Respice, & prospice(Fig. 25)	1819*
111	Scaevola's hand over fire	Par 120
	Pietas in patriam
112	SCHOOLMASTER OF FALERIA[95]	Figs.
	Habet & bellum suas leges	32-34
113	Valerius & the crow	Par 106
	Insperatum auxilium
114	REGULUS ATTILIUS TORTURED
	Hosti etiam seruanda fides
115	Garlands of M. Sergius	Par 218
	Fortiter & feliciter
116	Rampant lion & sword[90va]	Par 86
	Celsa potestatis species
117	Arrows in the shield[95v]	Par 123
	Audaces fortuna iuuat
118	Frogs, serpent & palm[53v]	Jun(9)
	Inuidia integritatis assecla	195
119	Lion, boar & vulture[54v]	Alc(125)
	Ex damno alterius	788
120	Cock, lion & church[16v]	Alc(15)
	Vigilantia, & custodia	1215
121	Crab & butterfly[55v]	Par[273]
	Festina lentè	Fig. 5
Wh	Description & Motto	Source
122	Chaos[97v]	Ane 49
	Sine iustitia, confusio	5a
124	Friend in Fox's skin[76v]	Sam 198
	Amicitia fucata vitanda	974
125	Crocodile & dog[38b]	Sam 41
	Sobriè potandum	565
126	Poet's badge[87]	Alc(183)
	Insignia poëtarum	814
127	Hares & dead lion[60]	Alc(153)
	Cùm laruis non luctandum	397
128	Mouse & oyster[70]	Alc(94)
	Captiuus, ob gulam	590a
129	AN OVERWHELMING SEA[77v]
	Constanter
130	Seven wise men[79]	Alc(186)
	Dicta septem sapientum	1291
131	BUILDINGS & BOOKS[80]
	Scripta manent
132	Love & Death[57v & 58]	Alc(154)
	De morte, & amore: iocosum	1581*
133	Vine & olive[72] (Fig. 2)	Alc(24)
	Prudentes vino abstinent	208*
134	Dyer at his cauldron[12]	Alc(117)
	In colores	1292
135	Sage, Cupid & lady[12v]	Alc(108)
	In studiosum captum amore	1054a
136	Ewer &c. & tomb [82v]	Alc(31)
	Abstinentia	1354b
137	Ship on its course[54]	Alc(43)
	Constantia comes victoriae	1462a
138a	Helmet becoming a hive	Alc(177)
	Ex bello, pax	1489b
138b	Arrow shot at Marble[28v]	Par 159
	Calumniam contra calumniatorem

Wh	Description & Motto	Source
139a	Gold on touchstone	Par 167
	Sic spectanda fides	Gr56
139b	Nemesis & Hope[73v]	Alc(46)
	Illicitum non sperandum	1557
140	Ban-dog & lap-dog[78]	Sam 183
	Feriunt summos fulmina montes	576a
141	Brasidas' shield[28]	Ane 18
	Perfidus familiaris	1491b
142	Ape & fox[41]	Sam 19
	In copia minor error	455b
143	Pen of Valens[29v]	Par 154
	Vindice fato
144	Arion & dolphin[34v]	Alc(89)
	Homo homini lupus	1608
145	APE CAUGHT IN THE STOCKS[34]	Cf.
	In curiosos	435a
146	Apollo & Bacchus	Alc(99)
	In iuuentam	1828
147	Cupid & bees[57]	Alc(111)
	Fel in melle	1758
148	Cupid complaining to Venus	Alc(112)
	Ferè simile ex Theocrito	1759
149	Narcissus & his shadow[35v]	Alc(69)
	Amor sui	1627
150	Elephant & tree[67]	Sam 184
	Nusquam tuta fides	416
151	King & the sponge[69]	Alc(147)
	Quod non capit Christus	1355
152	Winged & weighted hands[39v]	Alc(120)
	Paupertatem summis ingeniis	1022b
153a	Stag biting boughs	Fae 117
	Pro bono, malum
153b	Fox & boar	Fae 132
	In pace de bello
154	Lion, ass & fox	Fae 11
	Aliena pericula, cautiones
Wh	Description & Motto	Source
155	Thief & his mother	Fae 119
	Indulgentia parentum
156a	Lady & physician	Fae 113
	Dolor è medicina
156b	Fox & lion	Fae 35
	Dura vsu molliora
157	Heedless astronomer	Fae 123
	In eos, qui, proximioribus etc.
158	Drowning of Colasmus' wife	Fae 49
	Post fata: vxor morosa
159	Ant & grasshopper	Fae 17
	Dum aetatis ver agitur
160	Satyr & host	Fae 96
	Billingues cauendi
161	SICK FOX & LION
	Ars deluditur arte
162	Wolf, mother & babe	Fae 128
	In eos qui multa promittunt
163	Aeneas rescuing Anchises[84]	Alc(194)
	Pietas filiorum in parentes	1703
164	Brass & earthen pots[78v]	Alc(165)
	Aliquid mali propter vicinum	1381
165	Man plucking roses [88v]	Per(30)
	Post amara dulcia	298a*
166a	Bible in heavens & Satan	Mon(72)
	Veritas inuicta	Fig.27
166b	Snake shaken over fire[74b]	Par 187
	Si Deus nobiscum
167	OLD MAN & INFANT[94b]
	Cum tempore mutamur
168a	HOMER & THE MUSES BEGGING[60va]
	Si nihil attuleris
168b	Bending the bow[37va]	Par[301]
	Ingenium superat vires
169	Ape & miser's gold[70v]	Par[311]
	Malè parta malè dilabuntur	Fig.6

Wh	Description & Motto	Source
170	Gorged kite & dam[85]	Alc(128)
	Ferè simile praecedenti	792
171	Reading & practising[43]	Sam 62
	Vsus libri, non lectio	1288
172	Candle, book & hourglass	Jun(5)
	Studiis inuigilandum	1366b
173	Student & child gather[86]	Sam 117
	Praecocia non diuturna	345
174	Fruitful wayside tree[92]	Alc(192)
	In foecunditatem	179a
175	Diligence drawn by ants[46v]	Per(100)
	Otiosi semper egentes(Fig.14)	1563*
176	Three dames at dice[22]	Alc(129)
	Semper praesto esse infortunia	1120b
177	Phoenix from the flames	Par 89
	Vnica semper auis
178	Lion & travelled fool[84v]	Sam 204
	Caelum, non animum	402a
179	Swimming with burden[10v]	Per(70)
	Auri sacra fames quid non?	989a*
180	Fowler & bird[32v]	Per(90)
	Verbum emissum(Fig. 17)	748a*
181	Occasion[8v]	Alc(121)
	In occasionem	1809
182a	Cupid's emblems[74v]	Alc(106)
	Potentia amoris
182b	Bull, horse & woman	Sam 144
	Pulchritudo vincit
183a	Burning torch downward[73]	Par[302]
	Qui me alit me extinguit	Gr57
183b	Wrongs cut on marble[96vb]	Par[286]
	Scribit in marmore laesus	Gr37
184	OX & CUR[36]	Figs.
	Nec sibi, nec alteri	36-38
185	QUINTILIAN, AUTHOR & FAME
	Scripta non temere edenda
Wh	Description & Motto	Source
186	Orpheus & animals	Sam[234]
	Orphei Musica
187	Bacchus & his emblems[69v]	Alc(25)
	In statuam Bacchi	1825b
188a	Ape & darling whelp[89vb]	Par 226
	Caecus amor prolis
188b	Lamprey & arrow[74a]	Alc(20)
	Maturandum	713
189a	Bosom nourishing serpent[76b]	Sam[269]
	In sinu alere serpentem	638
189b	Goat overturning milk[96va]	Alc(140)
	In desciscentes	533
190a	Urging a fool climb tree	Ane 60
	Stultorum quantò status etc.	432
190b	Giving quickly	Par[307]
	Bis dat qui citò dat
191a	Hawk's lure[38a]	Par 153
	Spes vana
191b	Hear, be still, flee	Jun(62)
	Audi, tace, fuge
192	Sword tried on anvil[44v]	Per(31)
	Importunitas euitanda(Fig.20)	1408*
193	Thetis at Achilles' tomb	Alc(135)
	Strenuorum immortale nomen	1687
194	Drum, terror after death	Alc(170)
	Vel post mortem formidolosi	1517
195	Elephant & serpent[56]	Sam[228]
	Victoria cruenta	411b
196	Fame armed with a pen	Jun(60)
	Pennae gloria perennis	1536b
198	ALEXANDER & DIOGENES[19]	Cf.
	Animus, non res	Fig.41
199	Time after man & woman	Sam 23
	Quae sequimur fugimus	1814
200	Bees seeking their hive	Alc(148)
	Patria cuique chara	918

Wh	Description & Motto	Source
202	Courtier in the stocks	Acl(86)
	Aureae compedes	1047a
203	SHIP DRAWN BY PROVIDENCE[98v]
	Auxilio diuino	Fig.31
204	Palace with two doors[40]	Sam 197
	Auaritia huius saeculi	1236
205	The cypress tree[49v]	Per(65)
	Pulchritudo sine fructu	216*
206	Unripe grapes trodden[20]	Sam 164
	Tempore cuncta mitiora	268
207	Falcon, geese & ducks[79v]	Alc(139)
	Imparilitas	780
208	Playing chess[93v]	Per(59)
	Tunc tua res agitur	1120a*
209	Sick miser & his gold	Sam[229]
	Ex morbo medicina
210	Lion feigning sickness	Fae 124
	Fraus meretur fraudem
211	Jealous wife[96]	Ane 77
	Zelotypia	1592
212	Insignia of Aesculapius[56v]	Jun(25)
	Medici Icon	1785
213	Dog barking at moon[32]	Alc(164)
	Inanis impetus	563
214	Phryxus & golden fleece[71]	Alc(189)
	In diuitem, indoctum	1633a
215	Sisyphus rolling stone[81v]	Ane 79
	Interminabilis humanae labor	1659
216a	Broth boiling over	Mon(42)
	Qui se exalta, humiliabitur	1386a*
216b	Reconciliation at sunset	Mon(70)
	Sol non occidat super iracundiam
217	Hay on a pole[93]	Par 229
	Omnia caro foenum
Wh	Description & Motto	Source
218a	Pan, Apollo & Midas[90vb]	Ane 91
	Peruersa iudicia	1605*
218b	The Shadows[75]	Ane 58a
	Mulier vmbra viri	1034a
219	Gnats round a candle	Jun(49)
	In amore tormentum	910
220	Reed, oak & tempest[11v]	Jun(43)
	Vincit qui patitur	150b
221	Lily among thorns	Mon(39)
	Aculei irriti	306a*
222a	The climbing ivy[58va]	Sam 140
	Neglecta virescunt	278
222b	Cats in traps, rats play	Jun(4)
	Impunitas ferociae parens	595
223	No man serves two masters	Mon(56)
	Nemo potest duobus dominis	Fig.44
224a	Crown for persecuted	Mon(67)
	Sic probantur
224b	Alms by sound of trumpet	Mon(90)
	Noli tuba canere Eleemosynam
225	PILGRIM LOOKING AT HEAVEN
	Superest quod suprà est	Fig.43
226	Cloak & mask	Par[289]
	Amico ficto nulla fit iniuria
227	Three horses racing	Par[293]
	Sic aetas fugit
228	Axe wielded by woodman	Mon(61)
	Soli Deo gloria	1413b*
229a	Adam hiding behind a tree	Mon(65)
	Dominus viuit & videt(Fig.29)	1844a*
229b	A human skull	Ane 55
	Ex maximo minimum	997a
230	THE SUN SETTING
	Tempus omnia terminat