[Of the Pleasant and Grand Scrutiny Made by the Priest and the Barber in our Ingenious Gentleman's Library] · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: [Of the Pleasant and Grand Scrutiny Made by the Priest and the Barber in our Ingenious Gentleman's Library]
Period: 1700-1750;
Geographic: Spain; Europe; Plains of La Mancha
Description: While Don Quixote sleeps, some of his closest acquaintances sneak into his library with the intention of burning all his books so that Quixote will not be influenced by them any longer. This company consists of the housekeeper (middle), Don Quixote's niece (right), the barber (left standing), the priest (left, holding the shepherd), and the shepherd Darinel. The housekeeper has brought with her a pot of holy water in her left hand and some sprigs of hyssop in her right hand in order to disenchant the books. Quixote's niece has begun pulling volumes off of the shelf to be burnt, and the priest, the barber, and the shepherd discuss the books before placing them in a pile to be burnt.
Image Creator: Philip Simons (Engraver)
Type: StillImage; Engraving
Identifier: mta:24812
Language: eng
Source Name: The Life and Exploits of the ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote De La Mancha
Parent Collection: 1747 Wilson
Image: mta_24812_OBJ.jpg
Collection: Don Quixote
Subject: Books and reading; Spain; Book Burning; Holy Water