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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 | I |
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". |