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Fictitious and Symbolic Creatures in Art, by John Vinycomb, [1909], at sacred-texts.com


p. xii p. xiii

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

 

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Celestial Beings:

 

   Angel holding Shield

27

   Egyptian Winged Deity

28

   Hawk-headed and winged figure, emblem of Osiris

29

   Angel with Cloud Symbol

38

   Angel Supporter

40

   Kneeling Angel Supporter

41

   Arms of the Abbey of St. Albans

42

   Gloria in Excelsis Deo

43

   Cherubs’ Heads

44

   A Seraph's Head

44

   Arms—Azure a chevron argent between three cherubs’ heads of the last

45

   Cherubim and Seraphim of Scripture

47

   Angel crest of Tuite, Bart., co. Tipperary

48

   Tetramorph

52

   Symbols of the Four Evangelists

54

   The Lion of St. Mark, Venice

56

Chimerical Creatures of the Dragon and Serpent Kind:

 

   The Dragon

59

   Japanese Dragon

65

   Japanese Imperial Device

67

   The Dragon of the Apocalypse

71

   St. Michael and the Old Dragon

72

   St. Margaret. From ancient carving

73

   St. George and the Dragon

74

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Chimerical Creaturescontinued:

 

   Dragon Standard. From the Bayeux Tapestry

86

   A Dragon passant

90

   Crest, a Dragon's Head erased collared and chained

93

   Arms of the City of London

94

   Sinister supporter of the arms of Viscount Gough

95

   Hercules and the Lernean Hydra. From Greek vase

96

   The Hydra

97

   A Wyvern holding a fleur-de-lis

98

   A Wyvern, wings endorsed, tail nowed

99

   Wyvern from the Garter plate of Sir John Gray, 1436 A.D.

99

   Wyvern, or Lindworm (German version)

100

   Wyvern, wings displayed (early example)

101

   Wyvern, wings depressed

101

   Chimera, from a Greek coin

102

   Cockatrice

105

   Basilisk or Aphasian Cockatrice, tail nowed

107

   Greek Shield, from painted vase in the British Museum

114

   Brazen Serpent

114

   Arms of Whitby Abbey

118

   A Serpent, nowed, proper. Crest of Cavendish

121

   Amphiptère, or flying Serpent

122

   Scorpion

123

Other Chimerical Creatures and Heraldic Beasts:

 

   Unicorn salient

127

   Crest, a Unicorn's Head, couped

128

   The Legend of the Unicorn

131

   Pegasus or Pegasos

137

   Coins of Corinth and Syracuse

138

   Pegasus salient

139

   The Sagittary—Centaur

142

   Ipotane, from Mandeville's travels

144

   Compound figures, gold necklace

145

   Centaur, Greek Sculpture

146

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Other Chimerical Creaturescontinued:

 

   A Griffin statant, wings endorsed

148

   A Griffin passant, wings raised. (Early English)

149

   A Griffin segreant, wings displayed. (German)

149

   Sleeping Griffin

150

   Griffin segreant (German version)

152

   Gold Flying Griffin

154

   Colossal Griffins, Burmah

155

   Carved panel, a Griffin segreant

160

   Male Griffin

161

   Opinicus statant

162

   Egyptian Sphynx

163

   Theban, or Greek Sphynx

164

   A Sphynx passant guardant, wings endorsed

170

   The Phœnix

171

   A Harpy, wings disclosed

179

   The Harpy, Greek sculpture

180

   A Harpy displayed and crowned (German version)

181

   Shield of Nüremberg

181

   A Pelican in her piety, wings displayed

182

   Heraldic Pelican in her piety

183

   Crest, a Pelican vulning herself proper, wings endorsed

184

   The natural Pelican

186

   The Martlet

186

   Alerion displayed

188

   Heraldic Eagle

188

   An Heraldic Tigre passant

190

   Supporter, an Heraldic Tigre, collared and lined

191

   Tigre and Mirror

193

   A Leopard passant

195

   A Leopard's Face, jessant-de-lis

196

   Panther "Incensed"

200

   The Lynx

203

   Cat-a-Mountain saliant, collared and lined

205

   Crest, a Cat-a-Mountain, sejant, collared and lined

206

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Other Chimerical Creaturescontinued:

 

   The crowned Salamander of Francis I.

209

   Salamander crest of James, Earl of Douglas

212

   Heraldic Antelope

214

   The Heraldic Ibex

215

   Musimon, Tityrus

217

   Mantygre, Satyral

218

   Manticora. From ancient Bestiaria

219

   Lamia. From old Bestiary

220

Fictitious Creatures of the Sea:

 

   Poseidon. Dexter Supporter of Baron Hawke

237

   Merman or Triton

240

   Triton, with two tails (German)

240

   Mermaid and Triton supporters

241

   Mermaid

242, 243

   Crest of Ellis

244

   Die Ritter, of Nuremberg

245

   Ulysses and the Sirens

249, 250

   The Dolphin

254, 255

   Dolphin of classic art

259

   Coin of Ægina

262

   Sign of the Dolphin

263

   Banner of the Dolphin

265

   Example—Dolphin embowed

267

   Dolphin hauriant, urinant, naiant, torqued

268

   Sea-horse naiant

270

   Sea-horse erect

271

   Arms of the city of Belfast

273

   Sea-lion erect

275

   Sea-dog rampant

276


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