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The jester scepter may allude to the Comedy genre used by Cervantes, but also remembers the bojiganga.
The owl is used as a symbol of Chivalric novels.
Good headpiece.
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| Image | 1842-Mexico-Cumplido-01-009 |
| Illustration No. | 1 2 |
| Illustrator | Unknown (after Tony Johannot ) |
| Engraver | |
| Lithographer | Oficina Litotipográfica de Miguel Ángel Porrúa |
| Title Caption | |
| Title Supplied | Symbols of don Quixote |
| Part | Part I, Madrid 1605 |
| Chapter | Chapter 1 |
| Subject | |
| Illustration Type |
Head vignette |
| Technique |
Lithography |
| Color | Black and white |
| Volume | I |
| Page Number | 1 |
| Image Dimension | 53 x 103 |
| Page Dimension | 250 x 175 |
| Commentary | Sevral elements alluding to don Quixote and his adventures: shield, gauntlet, barber basin (Manbrino's helmet), sword, lance, saddle, books...; also a jester scepter and and owl.
The jester scepter may allude to the Comedy genre used by Cervantes, but also remembers the bojiganga. The owl is used as a symbol of Chivalric novels. Good headpiece. |
| Notes | 1 - Reprint of the original lithograph (Mexico: Masse y Decaen; I. Cumplido, 1842) after Johannot's design (Paris: Dubochet, 1836-37). |