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The emblem presents a lion asleep and a hawk surrounded by the quotation "Post tenebras spero lucem" (After darkness I hope for light); this Latin dictum appears in Job Book: XVII, 12 and don Quixote uses it in chapter 68, part II.
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| Image | 1916-1918-Kristiania-Swanstrom-02-005 |
| Illustration No. | 1 |
| Illustrator | Unknown |
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| Lithographer | |
| Title Caption | Facsimile av titelbladet til den første |
| Title Supplied | |
| Part | Part II, Madrid 1615 |
| Chapter | 01. Title page |
| Subject |
01.1 Title page engraving |
| Illustration Type |
Title page |
| Technique |
Process / Photomechanical technique |
| Color | Black and white |
| Volume | II |
| Page Number | After title page |
| Image Dimension | 145 x 100 |
| Page Dimension | 285 x 200 |
| Commentary | Title page for Don Quixote Princeps 1605 edition with Juan de la Cuesta's emblem (taken from Pedro de Madrigal).
The emblem presents a lion asleep and a hawk surrounded by the quotation "Post tenebras spero lucem" (After darkness I hope for light); this Latin dictum appears in Job Book: XVII, 12 and don Quixote uses it in chapter 68, part II. |
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