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Fictitious and Symbolic Creatures in Art: List of Illustr...
Fictitious and Symbolic Creatures in Art, by John Vinycomb, [1909]
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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 Creatures—continued: | |
| 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 Creatures—continued: | |
| 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 Creatures—continued: | |
| 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 |