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Image | 1842-London-Bohn-01-332 |
Illustration No. | 1   |
Illustrator | Tony Johannot |
Engraver | Andrew, Best & Leloir |
Lithographer | |
Title Caption | |
Title Supplied | Roland's horn at Roncesvalles |
Part | Part I, Madrid 1605 |
Chapter | Chapter 49 |
Subject |
49.2 Advice of canon to DQ and response of DQ in defense of chivalric books (libros de caballerías) |
Illustration Type |
Vignette |
Technique |
Wood engraving or Xylography |
Color | Black and white |
Volume | I |
Page Number | 660 |
Image Dimension | 104 x 89 |
Page Dimension | 250 x 155 |
Commentary | Reference to the dialogue between don Quixote and the canon about chivalry novels; don Quixote responses to the canon quoting different episodes and characters from chivalry novels; "y en Roncesvalles está el cuerno de Roldán, tamaño como una grande viga:" (49:1).
Scene in keeping with Romanticism liking for steep landscapes. |
Notes | 1 - Same illustration and wooden block first used for Paris: Dubochet, 1836-37. |