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Image | 1948-1950-Geneve-Cramer-02-018 |
Illustration No. | 1   |
Illustrator | Louis Jou |
Engraver | Louis Jou |
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Title Caption | |
Title Supplied | Felixmarte of Hircania |
Part | Part I, Madrid 1605 |
Chapter | Chapter 32 |
Subject |
32.3 Priest discourse about chivalric tales, truth and fiction 32.4 The innkeeper’s books |
Illustration Type |
Chapter illustration |
Technique |
Wood engraving or Xylography |
Color | Black and white |
Volume | II |
Page Number | 53 |
Image Dimension | 218 x 160 |
Page Dimension | 325 x 250 |
Commentary | Reference to the dialogue between the priest and the innkeeper about chivalric books; Felixmarte of Hircania, with one single backstroke, cleft five giants asunder through the middle.
Jou's drawing and engraving style is masterly; image with great personality. |
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