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Headpiece of great originality, with figures very well-resolved (see clothes, faces...).
Remarkable engraving.
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| Image | 1842-London-Bohn-01-055 |
| Illustration No. | 1 2 |
| Illustrator | Tony Johannot |
| Engraver | Andrew, Best & Leloir |
| Lithographer | |
| Title Caption | |
| Title Supplied | Cide Hamete writing don Quixote's history |
| Part | Part I, Madrid 1605 |
| Chapter | Chapter 9 |
| Subject |
9.1 Finding of manuscript with continuation of DQ’s story |
| Illustration Type |
Head vignette |
| Technique |
Wood engraving or Xylography |
| Color | Black and white |
| Volume | I |
| Page Number | 85 |
| Image Dimension | 72 x 128 |
| Page Dimension | 250 x 155 |
| Commentary | Two Arabian historians writing; one of them, Cide Hamete Benengeli.
Headpiece of great originality, with figures very well-resolved (see clothes, faces...). Remarkable engraving. |
| Notes | 1 - Same headpiece and wooden block first used for Paris: Dubochet, 1836-37. |