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The emblem presents a lion asleep and a hawk surrounded by the quotation "Post tenebras spero lucem" (After darkness I hope for light); this Latin dictum appears in Job Book: XVII, 12 and don Quixote uses it in chapter 68, part II.
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| Image | 1613 Madrid delaCuesta-01-001-t |
| Illustration No. | 1 |
| Illustrator | Unknown |
| Engraver | Unknown (process reproduction after) |
| Lithographer | |
| Title Caption | |
| Title Supplied | Juan de la Cuesta's printing emblem |
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| Chapter | |
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| Illustration Type |
Title page |
| Technique |
Process / Photomechanical technique |
| Color | Black and white |
| Volume | I |
| Page Number | Title page |
| Image Dimension | 85 x 70 |
| Page Dimension | 200 x 135 |
| Commentary | Juan de la Cuesta's printing emblem (taken from Pedro de Madrigal) as appeared in 1605 and 1615 Don Quixote princeps editions and 1613 Novelas ejemplares first edition.
The emblem presents a lion asleep and a hawk surrounded by the quotation "Post tenebras spero lucem" (After darkness I hope for light); this Latin dictum appears in Job Book: XVII, 12 and don Quixote uses it in chapter 68, part II. |
| Notes | 1 - Process reproduction after the original title page (Madrid: Juan de la Cuesta, 1613). |