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Title
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[Act XX – Pleberio and Melibea]
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Description
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The left panel depicts Melibea’s father Pleberio, who is wearing regal attire and a large chain. This panel was first used to represent Calisto, which explains the falcon perched on his left arm. (It is odd that the printer would use this panel to represent someone other than Calisto.) On the right we see Melibea, who is wearing a robe and a veil. In her left hand she is holding the girdle cord that she gave to Celestina earlier in the story. In her right hand she has a flower, which she appears to be holding in front of her face (perhaps intended to express her modesty). A small dog stands at her feet, perched on its two hind legs while extending its front paws toward her. The left panel is nearly identical to those found on pages 88 (where there is no decorative panel and it is labeled ‘Calisto’), 135 (where the label is changed to ‘Sepronio’ [likely a printing/engraving error]), 170 (where there is no decorative panel and it is labeled ‘Calisto’), and 216 (where there is no decorative panel). The right panel is identical to those found on pages 8, 150, and 196.
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Image Creator
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Anonymous (Engraver);Claude Nourry (Printer)
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Anonymous (Engraver)
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Claude Nourry (Printer)
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Identifier
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mta:18374
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Source Name
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Celestine en laquelle est traicté des déceptions des serviteurs envers leurs maistres et des macquerelles envers les amoureux, nouvelleme[n]t translate d'ytalien en françoys
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Image
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mta_18374_OBJ.jpg
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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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Falcons
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Falconry
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Chains
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Necklaces
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Flowers
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Dogs
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girdles (belts)
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Modesty
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Robes
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Parents
mta_18374_OBJ.jpg