Switch to Dual Emblem Display

« Previous EmblemNext Emblem »
Link to an image of this page  Link to an image of this page  [D6r p59]

In secundis consistere laudabile quoque.

It is also admirable to stand in the second place

Two men sit. One plays a harp, the other writes in a book. On the wall behind them are four heraldic shields. On these are portrayed a swan, a nightingale, a parrot, and a magpie.
[Click on image to enlarge]

Orphee fut bon maistre à jouër de la lyre,
Parquoy on luy sacra le cigne doux-chantant.
Homere, pour second, qui sceut aussi bien dire,
Eut le doux rossignol[1] au gosier esclattant.
Mais on eust mieux donné la louange seconde
A Orphee qui n’eut la langue si faconde.
Car comme est la louange au perroquet premiere
Link to an image of this page  Link to an image of this page  [D6v p60]Que la jasarde Pie apres a merité
Ainsi Orphee est-il second apres Homere.
Or l’embleme present peut estre r’apporté
A ceux qui n’ayans point la louange excellente,
Acquierent par vertu celle qui est suyvante.

Notes:

1.  Philomela, sister of Procne, turned into a nightingale.

« Previous EmblemNext Emblem »

Related Emblems

Iconclass Keywords

Relating to the image:

Relating to the text:

Hint: You can turn translations and name underlining on or off using the preferences page.

 

Back to top