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Vigilance, & garde.
Le Coq chantant annonce jour levant,
Et au labeur, appelle le servant.
Pource il est mis aux clochiers: Car l’erain
Sonnant, reveille a Dieu le souverain.
Le Lyon est dormant, l’oeil ouvert,
ample:[1]
Et pource il est mis au portal du temple.
Par ces deux animaux mis es Eglises, est signifié
le Pasteur Ecclesiastic devoir veiller sur son parc,
et diligemment le garder.
1. See Isidore, Etymologiae, 12.2.5: when lions are asleep, their eyes remain awake. See also Aelian, De natura animalium, 5.39.
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- the Church symbolized [11P15] Search | Browse Iconclass
- church (exterior) [11Q712] Search | Browse Iconclass
- beasts of prey, predatory animals: lion (+ animals used symbolically) [25F23(LION)(+1)] Search | Browse Iconclass
- beasts of prey, predatory animals: lion (+ sitting animal) [25F23(LION)(+535)] Search | Browse Iconclass
- groups of birds (+ flying animal(s)) [25F31(+5262)] Search | Browse Iconclass
- groups of plants (herbs) [25G13] Search | Browse Iconclass
- mountains [25H11] Search | Browse Iconclass
- landscape with tower or castle [25I5] Search | Browse Iconclass
- clouds [26A] Search | Browse Iconclass
- weathercock [26C41] Search | Browse Iconclass
- sitting on the ground [31A2351] Search | Browse Iconclass
- rotating, twisting (movement of the human body) [31A2753] Search | Browse Iconclass
- arm held downwards - AA - both arms or hands [31AA2515] Search | Browse Iconclass
- fowl (cock, hen, chicken, etc.) (+ male animal) [34B232(+51)] Search | Browse Iconclass
- fowl (cock, hen, chicken, etc.) (+ animals used symbolically) [34B232(+91)] Search | Browse Iconclass
- tower (of house or building) [41A361] Search | Browse Iconclass
- tower sentry [44G211] Search | Browse Iconclass
- guard duty, keeping sentry [45B310] Search | Browse Iconclass
- other ornament derived from animal forms [48A9845] Search | Browse Iconclass
- column, pillar ~ architecture [48C161] Search | Browse Iconclass
- arch, archivolt ~ architecture [48C162] Search | Browse Iconclass
- piece of sculpture, reproduction of a piece of sculpture [48C24] Search | Browse Iconclass
- pedestal of a piece of sculpture (perhaps in the form of a herm) [48C244] Search | Browse Iconclass
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- Deity, God (in general) ~ Christian religion [11A] Search | Browse Iconclass
- functionaries and dignitaries (with NAME) ~ Protestant churches [11P341(PASTOR)] Search | Browse Iconclass
- dawn [24A11] Search | Browse Iconclass
- eyes [31A2212] Search | Browse Iconclass
- ruler, sovereign [44B1] Search | Browse Iconclass
- bell ~ musical instruments [48C73431] Search | Browse Iconclass
- Alertness, Vigilance; 'Guardia', 'Vigilanza', 'Vigilanza per difendersi & oppugnare altri' (Ripa) (+ emblematical representation of concept) [52A23(+4)] Search | Browse Iconclass
- Industriousness, Assiduity; 'Assiduità', 'Industria', 'Zelo' (Ripa) [54A11] Search | Browse Iconclass
- Protection; 'Custodia', 'Difesa contra nimici, malefici & venefici', 'Difesa contra pericoli', 'Riparo da i tradimenti' (Ripa) (+ emblematical representation of concept) [54E42(+4)] Search | Browse Iconclass
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