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Image 1865-Madrid-Gaspar-01-070 
Illustration No. 1  2     
Illustrator Tony Johannot (copied after) 
Engraver A. Martí 
Lithographer  
Title Caption  
Title Supplied Cirongilio of Thrace riding a serpent 
Part Part I, Madrid 1605  
Chapter Chapter 32 
Subject 32.3 Priest discourse about chivalric tales, truth and fiction
32.4 The innkeeper’s books
 
Illustration Type Vignette
 
Technique Wood engraving or Xylography
 
Color Black and white 
Volume
Page Number 143 
Image Dimension 50 x 55 
Page Dimension 253 x 164 
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 - Acceptable copy after Tony Johannot's illustration for Paris: Dubochet, 1836-37.