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Title
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[Act XX – Pleberio and Melibea]
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Description
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The two figures represented here are Melibea (on the right) and her father Pleberio (on the left). We know this must be the case, since the only other character included in the 20th act is Lucrecia, who only talks with Pleberio in his bedchamber. Thus, we can infer that this illustration depicts the scene in which Pleberio and Melibea are walking outside, after she reveals to him that she has been afflicted by an illness of the heart (but before she reveals to him the cause of this illness).Pleberio is depicted in an odd attire: he is wearing a large hat, a loose-fitting cloak, and a shoulder belt upon which eight bells are hung. In his right hand he is holding what resembles a large walking stick, although the pointed end at the bottom gives it the appearance of a spear. As with all other representations of female characters in this edition, Melibea is depicted wearing a long robe. However, unlike the other female representations, she is not wearing a veil. No part of this image is found anywhere else in this edition.
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Image Creator
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Nicolas Cousteau (Illustrator);Nicolas Cousteau (Printer)
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Nicolas Cousteau (Illustrator)
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Nicolas Cousteau (Printer)
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Identifier
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mta:18329
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Source Name
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Célestine, en laquelle est traicte des deceptions des serviteurs envers leurs maistres et des macquerelles envers les amoureux, translaté d'ytalien en françois
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Image
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Subject
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Spanish romances
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Pleberio (Fictitious character)
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Melibea (Fictitious character)
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Hats
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Robes
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Canes
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Walking sticks
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Bells
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Parents
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