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	Image	1906b-NY-Scribners-01-031
	Illustration No.	1
	Illustrator	Daniel Urrabieta Vierge
	Engraver
	Lithographer
	Title Caption	'Splandian' and others on the way to the flames
	Title Supplied
	Part	Part I, Madrid 1605
	Chapter	Chapter 6
	Subject	6.2 Scrutiny of DQ’s library
	Illustration Type	Vignette
	Technique	Process / Photomechanical technique
	Color	Black and white
	Volume	I
	Page Number	79
	Image Dimension	138 x 70
	Page Dimension	255 x 180
	Commentary	The housekeeper throwing some of don Quixote's chivalry books through the window to the courtyard to be burnt. Vierge's style is absolutely masterly; his figures are detailed and real; also the setting and composition, carefully-done. 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. 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.