
Des couleurs.
LVI.
Le noir est propre au deuil. Nous portons noir habit,
Quand nous accompagnons de nos peres l’obit.
Le blanc sied à candeur, à l’ame belle &
nette:
Le prestre s’en habille, aussi fait la nonnette.
Le verd fait esperer:[1] nous disons l’esperance
Estre au verd,
quand nostre heur vient à changer de chance.
Le jaune est aux amans propre, & aux
desireux,
Aux putains, & à ceux dont l’espoir est heureux.
Le rouge bien convient au soldat & gendarme:
Et l’enfant qui rougit, monstre
qui’il a bonne ame.
Le celeste appartient à
gents de la marine,
Et à cil qui le cours des astres examine.
Le faune convient mieux aux povres & meschins,
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Et aux souliers de bois, enfumés, capuchins.
A ceux que les soucis & l’amour amaigrissent
Les draps de couleur rousse habits propres fournissent.
A ceux qui sont contents, & ont pour
aggreable
Leur estat, le violet est propre & convenable.
Comme des couleurs est la nature infinie,
Ainsi chacun s’en sert selon sa fantasie.[2]
Commentaires.
Alciat descrit en cest embleme la diversité des
couleurs, & à quoy chacune d’icelles est propre.
Toutesfois en quelques unes plusieurs ne sont pas de
son advis. Quant à la couleur noire chacun ne s’en
est pas servi au deuil. Plutarque dit que les Rommai-
nes y chargeoyent le blanc. Ceux qui portent souliers
de bois sont tenus pour les plus severes & reguliers
entre les Franciscains, quoy qu’ils portent tous des
chordes en lieu de ceinctures.
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