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	Image	1906b-NY-Scribners-01-008
	Illustration No.	1
	Illustrator	Daniel Urrabieta Vierge
	Engraver
	Lithographer
	Title Caption	More books of chivalry arrive
	Title Supplied
	Part	Part I, Madrid 1605
	Chapter	Chapter 1
	Subject
	Illustration Type	Vignette
	Technique	Process / Photomechanical technique
	Color	Black and white
	Volume	I
	Page Number	9
	Image Dimension	107 x 109
	Page Dimension	255 x 180
	Commentary	The niece and the housekeeper observe Alonso Quijano/don Quixote picking up some of the newly bought and arrived chivalry books. Remarkable and original composition; the foreground is empty, only with a detailed manchegan room and the greyhound; the main figures appear in the middle and background. Vierge's style is absolutely masterly; his figures are detailed and real; also the setting, carefully-done and based on real places from La Mancha. Notice also the perfect use of light and shadow, halftones and shading. Usual in Vierge's illustrations, some element in black creates a worth noting contrast.
	Notes	1 - Vierge's original drawings (Chinese ink and wash) were reproduced by photogravure (notice the plate mark); the specific technique used, heliogravure, allows an excellent reproduction both of the original wash halftones and of the lines.