Salamanca (1540)
Title
Salamanca (1540)
Creator
de Castro, Pedro
Date
1540
Description
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Siguese la Tragicomedia de Calisto y Melibea trobada y sacada de prosa en metro castellano por Juan Sedeño. Salamanca, Pedro de Castro, 1540.
2 illustrations that frame the cover and later 21 illustrations, many factotums.
Description in the Edición e introducción crítica by Miguel Marciales (Urbana and Chicago: University of Illinois Press, 1985), volume I, pg. 8: "Ff. Salamanca, diciembre 15, 1540. Pedro de Castro. Versión métrica de Juan Sedeño. Un ejemplar completo en la Hispanic Society of America, dos incompletos en la BN de Madrid R6.601 (expurgados) y R 9.683, y toro incompleto en la Biblioteca Provincial de Toledo Res.3.801"
First illustration of the cover page of the Salamanca edition (1540)
Two armed servants stand guard while Calisto climbs the ladder to enter the garden where Melibea and Lucrecia wait, one of them has her hand to her breast. Note the fortified tower that tops the wall of the garden. Calisto and one of his servants…
Second illustration of the cover page of the Salamanca edition (1540)
Tristán and Sosia recover Calisto's fallen corpse from in front of the garden wall. Different from the previous illustration, Calisto does not have a beard. Two fortified towers on the sides of the canvas of the garden wall. Not shown, are Melibea or…
Illustration of act I of the Salamanca edition (1540)
Five factoums and above the names of Calisto, Melibea, Sempronio, Celestina, Elicia, Crito and Pármeno. Celestina holding the rosary and Sempronio reaching for his sword as if to threaten Celestina, who is at his side. All the masculine characters…
Illustration of act II of the Salamanca edition (1540)
Factotums of houses and four masculine characters. Written above are the names Calisto, Pármeno and Sempronio. The factotums' placement implies that the characters are interacting two by two. Three are bearded.
Illustration of act III of the Salamanca edition (1540)
Factotums of a tree, Sempronio, Celestina, Elicia and houses. All previously used and Elicia's is used for Melibea. Sempronio looking as though he is threatening Celestina.
Illustration of act IV of the Salamanca edition (1540)
Factotums of houses, Celestina, Lucrecia, Alisa and Melibea.
Illustration of act V of the Salamanca edition (1540)
Factotums of houses, Celestina, Sempronio, Pármeno and Calisto.
Illustration of act VI of the Salamanca edition (1540)
Factotums of a tree, Calisto, Celestina, Pármeno and Sempronio.
Illustration of act VII of the Salamanca edition (1540)
Factotums of houses, Celestina, Pármeno, Areúsa and Elicia. The factotums of Areúsa and Elicia are the ones used earlier for Alisa and Melibea respectively.
Illustration of act VIII of the Salamanca edition (1540)
Factotums of houses, Pármeno, Areúsa (used earlier for Melibea), Sempronio and Calisto. Sempronio's image is new and shows a character gesturing with his index finger.
Illustration of act IX of the Salamanca edition (1540)
Factotums of Sempronio, Pármeno, Celestina, Elicia, Areúsa and Lucrecia.
Illustration of act X of the Salamanca edition (1540)
Factotums of houses, Melibea, Lucrecia, Celestina and Alisa.
Illustration of act XI of the Salamanca edition (1540)
Factotums of houses, Melibea, Lucrecia, Celestina and Alisa.
Illustration of act XII of the Salamanca edition (1540)
Six factotums and above the names of Calisto, Sempronio, Pármeno, Lucrecia, Melibea and Pleberio. On the second line, the other characters' names in the act (Alisa, Celestina, Elicia).
Illustration of act XIII of the Salamanca edition (1540)
Pármeno and Sempronio's execution scene. One of them is already executed by beheading and the other has his hand raised. Next to them are the executioner and two characters, one is armed. The post in the middle of the image divides it in two and has…
Illustration of act XIV of the Salamanca edition (1540)
Factotums of Melibea, Lucrecia (image used previously for Melibea), Sosia, Tristán and Calisto.
Illustration of act XV of the Salamanca edition (1540)
Factotums of a tree, Areúsa, Centurio, Elicia and houses.
Illustration of act XVI of the Salamanca edition (1540)
Six factotums and five names: Pleberio, Alisa, Melibea and Lucrecia. One of which is clearly Celestina but is not indicated as such. Both Melibea and Alisa are wearing a girdle around their waists.
Illustration of act XVII of the Salamanca edition (1540)
Factotums of houses, Elicia, Areúsa, Sosia and a tree. Sosia with a black face, printed in negative.
Illustration of act XVIII of the Salamanca edition (1540)
Factotums of houses, Elicia, Centurio, Areúsa and a tree.
Illustration of act XIX of the Salamanca edition (1540)
Scene of Sosia and Tristán carrying the body of the fallen Calisto. Above are written the names of Sosia, Tristán, Calisto, Melibea and Lucrecia, although the last two are not seen in the image.
Illustration of act XX of the Salamanca edition (1540)
Scene of Melibea's suicide while falling from the tower in the center. On the left, an unidentified man, Pleberio has his arms outstretched, accompanied by another unidentified man. In the right margin, two female characters lament the event. Above…
Illustration of act XXI of the Salamanca edition (1540)
The same image from act XX: Scene of Melibea's suicide falling from the tower in the center. On the left, an unidentified man, Pleberio, with arms outstretched accompanied by another unidentified man. In the right margin, two female characters…