animal
Dove
Dove as an animal people have named and used. Peace, Love, Purity — one living kind, not a single symbol.
Dove is used in Medicine.
Pliny’s Natural History treats doves and pigeons among birds entering Roman pharmacological and household speech. A named dove in that encyclopedia, not a Christian peace-slogan dump and not Aphrodite sacred_to mint here.
from Pliny the Elder · Natural History, c. 77 CE
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Dove is historically related to Oil.
In Twining's Symbols and Emblems of Early and Mediaeval Christian Art, Dove is kept among the working lemmas, companion to Oil.
from Louisa Twining · Symbols and Emblems of Early and Mediaeval Christian Art, 1852 (new ed. 1885)
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Dove is used in Aureole.
In Twining’s Symbols and Emblems, the dove in an aureole descends in rays of light from heaven upon Christ at his baptism — the dove is set in that aureole for the baptism descent.
from Louisa Twining · Symbols and Emblems of Early and Mediaeval Christian Art, 1852 (new ed. 1885)
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Dove is associated with Spirit.
In Twining’s Symbols and Emblems of Early and Mediæval Christian Art, the dove so frequently seen over church altars is the symbol of the Holy Spirit — the dove marks that Spirit emblem.
from Louisa Twining · Symbols and Emblems of Early and Mediaeval Christian Art, 1852 (new ed. 1885)
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Dove is associated with Creation.
In Twining’s Symbols and Emblems of Early and Mediæval Christian Art, the Dove at Creation is enclosed in an aureole held by the Creator — dove is that Creation Spirit emblem.
from Louisa Twining · Symbols and Emblems of Early and Mediaeval Christian Art, 1852 (new ed. 1885)
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Dove is associated with Peace.
In Twining’s Symbols and Emblems of Early and Mediæval Christian Art, the dove as the emblem of peace sits on the monogram on a funereal lamp from the Catacombs — the dove marks that peace reading.
from Louisa Twining · Symbols and Emblems of Early and Mediaeval Christian Art, 1852 (new ed. 1885)
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Dove is associated with Cross.
In Twining’s Symbols and Emblems of Early and Mediæval Christian Art, two doves are seated on the arms of the Cross, and elsewhere a Cross is placed between two Doves — the dove sits with that cross.
from Louisa Twining · Symbols and Emblems of Early and Mediaeval Christian Art, 1852 (new ed. 1885)
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Dove is associated with Olive.
In Twining’s Symbols and Emblems of Early and Mediæval Christian Art, a monogram sits in a wreath of olive for glory, victory, and peace, and the Dove as the emblem of peace sits on the Monogram — the dove shares that olive peace reading.
from Louisa Twining · Symbols and Emblems of Early and Mediaeval Christian Art, 1852 (new ed. 1885)
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Dove is historically related to Gentleness.
In Twining’s Symbols and Emblems of Early and Mediæval Christian Art, gentleness and simplicity are named the chief characteristics of the dove as the symbol is traced through Christian art — the dove is marked by that gentleness.
from Louisa Twining · Symbols and Emblems of Early and Mediaeval Christian Art, 1852 (new ed. 1885)
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Dove is historically related to Eagle.
In Twining’s Symbols and Emblems of Early and Mediæval Christian Art, the Holy Spirit appears as the dove as inspirer of men’s thoughts, while the eagle is the rarer Hebrew spirit mark used with Old Testament persons — dove and eagle are alternative Spirit figures.
from Louisa Twining · Symbols and Emblems of Early and Mediaeval Christian Art, 1852 (new ed. 1885)
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Dove is historically related to Peacock.
In Twining’s Symbols and Emblems of Early and Mediæval Christian Art, the peacock drinking from a cup is said to have the same meaning as the dove in that position — peacock mirrors that dove at the cup.
from Louisa Twining · Symbols and Emblems of Early and Mediaeval Christian Art, 1852 (new ed. 1885)
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Dove is historically related to Bread.
In Twining’s Symbols and Emblems of Early and Mediæval Christian Art, a Trinity miniature shows the dove carrying in its beak the wafer that alludes to the bread that came down from heaven — the dove bears that bread.
from Louisa Twining · Symbols and Emblems of Early and Mediaeval Christian Art, 1852 (new ed. 1885)
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Dove is historically related to Cup.
In Twining’s Symbols and Emblems of Early and Mediæval Christian Art, the peacock drinking from a cup has the same meaning as the dove in that position — the dove shares that cup posture.
from Louisa Twining · Symbols and Emblems of Early and Mediaeval Christian Art, 1852 (new ed. 1885)
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Dove is historically related to Fire.
In Twining’s Symbols and Emblems of Early and Mediæval Christian Art, Pentecost scenes show the dove shedding flames of fire or golden rays upon the apostles — the dove carries that fire.
from Louisa Twining · Symbols and Emblems of Early and Mediaeval Christian Art, 1852 (new ed. 1885)
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Dove is historically related to Pelican.
In Twining’s Symbols and Emblems of Early and Mediæval Christian Art, the pelican is called a more important bird-symbol than the dove because it alludes to the Saviour, though less early and frequent — the dove is measured against that pelican.
from Louisa Twining · Symbols and Emblems of Early and Mediaeval Christian Art, 1852 (new ed. 1885)
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Dove is historically related to Serpent.
In Twining Symbols and Emblems of Early and Mediaeval Christian Art, a capital at Amiens combines the serpent's tail with the dove to illustrate wise as serpents and harmless as doves.
from Louisa Twining · Symbols and Emblems of Early and Mediaeval Christian Art, 1852 (new ed. 1885)
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Dove is historically related to Ship.
In Twining Symbols and Emblems of Early and Mediaeval Christian Art, a catacomb ship emblem of the Church has the dove sitting above it as the Spirit.
from Louisa Twining · Symbols and Emblems of Early and Mediaeval Christian Art, 1852 (new ed. 1885)
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Dove is historically related to Anchor.
In Twining Symbols and Emblems of Early and Mediaeval Christian Art, a cross with doves on its arms springs from an ornamented base that appears to represent an anchor.
from Louisa Twining · Symbols and Emblems of Early and Mediaeval Christian Art, 1852 (new ed. 1885)
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Dove is historically related to Altar.
In Twining’s Symbols and Emblems of Early and Mediæval Christian Art, a seventh-century catacomb painting over a chapel altar representing the baptism of Christ shows the dove shedding rays upon the Saviour’s head.
from Louisa Twining · Symbols and Emblems of Early and Mediaeval Christian Art, 1852 (new ed. 1885)
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Dove is historically related to Circle.
In Twining’s Symbols and Emblems of Early and Mediæval Christian Art, an early baptism of a Goth encloses the dove in a circle with stars representing heaven, from which water descends upon the baptised person.
from Louisa Twining · Symbols and Emblems of Early and Mediaeval Christian Art, 1852 (new ed. 1885)
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Dove is historically related to Scarlet.
In Twining’s Symbols and Emblems of Early and Mediæval Christian Art, a thirteenth-century Book of Hours initial shows a brilliant white dove surrounded by golden rays with thirteen tongues of bright scarlet.
from Louisa Twining · Symbols and Emblems of Early and Mediaeval Christian Art, 1852 (new ed. 1885)
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Dove is historically related to Sheep.
In Twining’s Symbols and Emblems of Early and Mediaeval Christian Art, a 13th-century Lateran mosaic shows a dove pouring rays on a cross while sheep drink from the four rivers of paradise flowing from its mountain.
from Louisa Twining · Symbols and Emblems of Early and Mediaeval Christian Art, 1852 (new ed. 1885)
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Dove is historically related to Mountain.
In Twining’s Symbols and Emblems, a 13th-century Lateran mosaic shows a dove pouring rays on a cross while four rivers of paradise flow from the mountain on which it stands, with stags and sheep drinking from them.
from Louisa Twining · Symbols and Emblems of Early and Mediaeval Christian Art, 1852 (new ed. 1885)
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Dove is historically related to Lamp.
In Twining’s Symbols and Emblems, a funereal lamp from the catacombs shows the dove as the emblem of peace sitting on the monogram of Christ.
from Louisa Twining · Symbols and Emblems of Early and Mediaeval Christian Art, 1852 (new ed. 1885)
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Dove mark represents Dove.
Twining seats the dove as the emblem of the Holy Spirit in early Christian art — dove emblem speech, not a market bird alone.
from Louisa Twining · Symbols and Emblems of Early and Mediaeval Christian Art, 1852 (new ed. 1885)
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Baptism is used in Dove.
In Twining’s Symbols and Emblems of Early and Mediæval Christian Art, at the Baptism of Christ the Dove proceeds from the clouds and sheds rays on the Saviour’s head — the dove is the named Spirit-sign of that baptism scene.
from Louisa Twining · Symbols and Emblems of Early and Mediaeval Christian Art, 1852 (new ed. 1885)
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Nimbus is used in Dove.
In Twining’s Symbols and Emblems, the dove appears with an ornamented nimbus in painted examples of the Holy Spirit — the nimbus marks that dove as the Spirit sign.
from Louisa Twining · Symbols and Emblems of Early and Mediaeval Christian Art, 1852 (new ed. 1885)
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Annunciation is used in Dove.
In Twining’s Symbols and Emblems, the dove is frequently present at the Annunciation as well as at the Baptism of Christ — the dove is used in that Annunciation Spirit scene.
from Louisa Twining · Symbols and Emblems of Early and Mediaeval Christian Art, 1852 (new ed. 1885)
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Pentecost is associated with Dove.
In Twining’s Symbols and Emblems of Early and Mediæval Christian Art, the Dove appears in illuminated Pentecost scenes when the Spirit descends as tongues of fire, and in one example flames stream from the beak of the Dove — Pentecost holds that dove.
from Louisa Twining · Symbols and Emblems of Early and Mediaeval Christian Art, 1852 (new ed. 1885)
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Sarcophagus is historically related to Dove.
In Twining’s Symbols and Emblems of Early and Mediæval Christian Art, two doves looking up to the monogram appear in the original bas-relief on a sarcophagus of the catacombs — the sarcophagus bears that dove.
from Louisa Twining · Symbols and Emblems of Early and Mediaeval Christian Art, 1852 (new ed. 1885)
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Phoenix is historically related to Dove.
In Twining’s Symbols and Emblems of Early and Mediæval Christian Art, Ciampini reads the bird on a palm in S. Praxede as a phoenix of immortality rather than the dove.
from Louisa Twining · Symbols and Emblems of Early and Mediaeval Christian Art, 1852 (new ed. 1885)
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Roman religion
Dove appears in Roman religion.
Virgil’s Aeneid Book 6 seats Venus’s doves as the birds that guide Aeneas to the golden bough. Named doves in that Roman katabasis, not eagle as omen bird and not the golden-bough object restated.
from Virgil · Aeneid, 19 BCE (unfinished at the poet’s death)
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Hellenic religion
Dove appears in Hellenic religion.
Pausanias notes doves among Aphrodite and sanctuary bird speech. A named dove in that periegesis, not a peace-slogan dump and not eagle as the already-filed Pausanias bird.
from Pausanias · Description of Greece, c. 150–180 CE
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sources
- Natural History · Pliny the Elder
Pliny, Naturalis Historia.
- Aeneid · Virgil
Virgil, Aeneid.
- Description of Greece · Pausanias
Pausanias, Description of Greece.
- Symbols and Emblems of Early and Mediaeval Christian Art · Louisa Twining
Louisa Twining, Symbols and Emblems of Early and Mediaeval Christian Art.