
Celsa potestatis species.
A special mark of his authority and power
En la pierre precieuse, ou anneau de cachet qui fut
trouvé ŕ Pompee le Grand quand il fut occis (& lequel
anneau fit plourer Cesar, le regardant, quand il lui fut
aporté) estoit la Devise du Lion portant une Espee (se-
[M]
lon Plutarque) en sine pouvoit estre de vertueuse &
magnanime execucion.
[Marginalia - link to text]Plutarque.
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Relating to the image:
- beasts of prey, predatory animals (with NAME) [25F23(LION)] Search | Browse Iconclass
- hacking and thrusting weapons (with NAME) [45C13(SWORD)] Search | Browse Iconclass
Relating to the text:
- (story of) C. Julius Caesar [98B(CAESAR)] Search | Browse Iconclass
- (story of) Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus, Pompey the Great [98B(POMPEY)] Search | Browse Iconclass
- (story of) Plutarch [98B(PLUTARCH)] Search | Browse Iconclass
- Action; 'Operatione manifesta' (Ripa) [54D2] Search | Browse Iconclass
- armorial bearing, heraldry (with NAME of family) [46A122(POMPEY)3] Search | Browse Iconclass
- Authority, Power; 'Dominio', 'Giurisdittione' (Ripa) [53C11] Search | Browse Iconclass
- Courage, Bravery, Valiance, Manliness; 'Ardire magnanimo et generoso', 'Gagliardezza', 'Valore', 'Virtů heroica', 'Virtů dell'animo e del corpo' (Ripa) [54A8] Search | Browse Iconclass
- proverbs, sayings, etc. (with TEXT) [86(CELSA POTESTATIS SPECIES)] Search | Browse Iconclass
- ring [41D2664] Search | Browse Iconclass
- weeping [31B6214] Search | Browse Iconclass
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