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Image 1842-London-Bohn-01-210 
Illustration No. 1  2     
Illustrator Tony Johannot 
Engraver J. Caqué 
Lithographer  
Title Caption  
Title Supplied Cirongilio of Thrace riding a giant snake 
Part Part I, Madrid 1605  
Chapter Chapter 32 
Subject 32.3 Priest discourse about chivalric tales, truth and fiction
 
Illustration Type Vignette
 
Technique Wood engraving or Xylography
 
Color Black and white 
Volume
Page Number 400 
Image Dimension 55 x 58 
Page Dimension 250 x 155 
Commentary Reference to Cirongilio of Thrace's story told by the innkeeper; "le salió de la mitad del agua una serpiente de fuego, y él, así como la vio, se arrojó sobre ella, y se puso a horcajadas encima de sus escamosas espaldas" (32:1).
Example of Romanticism interest in legendary and medieval tales. 
Notes 1 - Same illustration and wooden block first used for Paris: Dubochet, 1836-37.
2 - J. Caqué signs as "J-C".