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Image | 1852-London-Willoughby-01-157 |
Illustration No. | 1  2 |
Illustrator | Tony Johannot |
Engraver | J-C (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 (bound with vol. II in tome I) |
Page Number | 208 |
Image Dimension | 55 x 58 |
Page Dimension | 214 x 135 |
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 - Reprint of Johannot's illustration for Paris: Dubochet, 1836-37. |