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	Image	1906b-NY-Scribners-01-027
	Illustration No.	1
	Illustrator	Daniel Urrabieta Vierge
	Engraver
	Lithographer
	Title Caption	What Don Quixote's Niece Feared He Might Become
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	Part	Part I, Madrid 1605
	Chapter	Chapter 6
	Subject	6.2 Scrutiny of DQ’s library
	Illustration Type	Head vignette
	Technique	Process / Photomechanical technique
	Color	Black and white
	Volume	I
	Page Number	66
	Image Dimension	100 x 75
	Page Dimension	255 x 180
	Commentary	A shepherd with a flock of sheep; bucolic scene. During the scrutiny of don Quixote's library, the niece proposes to burn the Diana of Montemayor too for fear that don Quixote, reading it, decides to become a shepherd. Vierge's style is absolutely masterly. Notice the perfect use of light and shadow, halftones and shading. Usual in Vierge's illustrations, some element in black creates a worth noting contrast. His short and fine drawing lines imitate etching.
	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.