Art, Symbol & Imagination
A Crowned Emblem with the Mirror of Truth
A lion and unicorn flank an elaborate crowned structure filled with smaller figures and a circular mirror. Decorative foliage connects the separate parts into a single armorial composition. Bayley interprets the central mirror through his discussion of truth and perfection.
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Illustrator not identified. "A Crowned Emblem with the Mirror of Truth" [editorial title]. In The Lost Language of Symbolism, Volume I, Harold Bayley. London: Williams and Norgate, 1912; Volume I; Central Archaeological Library, New Delhi copy., 1912, Williams and Norgate. Source scan leaf 249. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0448-0249
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Illustrator not identified. A Crowned Emblem with the Mirror of Truth. The Lost Language of Symbolism, Volume I. Scan leaf 249. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0448-0249