Paris (1949)

Title

Paris (1949)

Creator

Rojas, Fernando de
Lalau, Maurice (Illustrator)

Date

1949

Description

 
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French edition published by Les Bibliophiles de France, illustrated by Maurice Lalau and translated by Germond de Lavigne.

68 colour images plus the cover.

Title page from the first volume from the Paris edition (1949)
Title page from the edition of La Celestina by Les Bibliophiles de France. Illustrations by Maurice Lalau, one illustration from the edition appears also in Celestinesca.

Title page from the second volume from the Paris edition (1949)
Title page from the second volume of La Celestina, translated to French by Les Bibliophiles de France, illustrated by Maurice Lalau. Certain images come from ebay.fr and others from googlebooks.com.

Illustration of Celestina's dinner from the Paris edition (1949)
Illustration from the French edition from Les Bibliophiles de France, illustrations by Maurice Lalau for the edition. One illustration also appears in Celestinesca.

Illustration of the lovers' dinner from the Paris edition (1949)
Illustration by Maurice Lalau, made as part of the Les Bibliophiles de France edition.

First illustration from act I from the Paris edition (1949)
Illustration of Celestina and a young man, perhaps Sempronio or Calisto, walking outside, with the city in the background as a symbol of the young rich men.

Third illustration from act I from the Paris edition (1949)
Illustration that corresponds to the episode where Celestina brings Sempronio to her house so he can have sexual relations with Elicia and another client hidden in the background.

Fourth illustration from act I from the Paris edition (1949)
An illustration of Celestina undressing a young woman who is hiding her eyes, before two men, in the Les Bibliophiles de France version.

Fifth illustration from act I from the Paris edition (1949)
Illustration from the edition Les Bibliophiles de France, made by Maurice Lalau.

Sixth illustration from act I from the Paris edition (1949)<br />
A couple that looks like Sempronio and Elicia having sexual relations while Celestina faces the fire while cooking or perhaps preparing her spell for the string.

First illustration from act II from the Paris edition (1949)
Calisto descending some stairs with one of his servants, behind them a chair and a book are left abandoned in the courtyard.

Second illustration from act II from the Paris edition (1949)
Market scene, possibly an illustration of Lucrecia carrying out her domestic chores for Melibea's house. Melibea appears in La Celestina of Les Bibliophiles de France.

Third illustration from act II from the Paris edition (1949)
Calisto leaves on horseback. Pármeno can be seen behind.

First illustration from act III from the Paris edition (1949)
Celestina walking down the street to meet Calisto. Two beggars can be seen on the corner, perhaps as a reference to the previous victims of Celestina's plotting.

Second illustration from act III from the Paris edition (1949)
Illustration of Areúsa and Elicia (?) in Areúsa's bed talking.

Third illustration from act III from the Paris edition (1949)
Illustration of Celestina's spell when she calls upon the devil to help her with tricking Melibea with the string.

First illustration from act IV from the Paris edition (1949)
Celestina travelling through what appears to be Melibea's garden with the goal of selling her the string.

Third illustration from act IV from the Paris edition (1949)
Celestina takes the string to Melibea's house. Melibea is inside embroidering with Lucrecia.

First illustration from act V from the Paris edition (1949)
Celestina walks through the city market.

Second illustration from act V from the Paris edition (1949)
Celestina speaks with Sempronio. In the background, Elicia and Areúsa can be observed.

First illustration from act VI from the Paris edition (1949)
Celestina brings Calisto news about Melibea. Pármeno can also be observed calming down his master's dog.

Second illustration from act VI from the Paris edition (1949)
Sempronio and another servant speak at Calisto's house.

Third illustration from act VI from the Paris edition (1949)
Illustration from act VI when Celestina tells Calisto what she did at Melibea's house.

First illustration from act VII from the Paris edition (1949)
Celestina and Claudina in a field of hanged people.

Second illustration from act VII from the Paris edition (1949)
Claudina taking a molar from a person that has been hanged. Celestina is seen in the front.

Third illustration from act VII from the Paris edition (1949)
Celestina introduces Areúsa to Pármeno.

Fourth illustration from act VIII from the Paris edition (1949)
Illustration that appears in the first volume of La Celestina of Les Bibliophiles de France. It seems to refer to Sempronio and Pármeno conspiring against Calisto. Some images come from ebay.fr and others from googlebooks.com.

Fifth illustration from act VIII from the Paris edition (1949)
Illustration perhaps of Elicia or Areusa from the French edition Les Bibliophiles de France, illustrated by Maurice Lalau.

First illustration from act IX from the Paris edition (1949)
Pármeno and Sempronio on route to Celestina's house.

Second illustration from act IX from the Paris edition (1949)
Illustration of the meal at Celestina's house. Celestina, Areúsa and Pármeno in the foreground. In the background, Elicia and Sempronio can be seen.

Third illustration from act IX from the Paris edition (1949)
The younger years of Celestina's house. Reminds us of act IX.

Fourth illustration from act IX from the Paris edition (1949)
One of Celestina's prostitutes with a client in the procuress' younger years.

First illustration from act X from the Paris edition (1949)
Lucrecia and Celestina walk towards Melibea's house.

Second illustration from act XI from the Paris edition (1949)
Celestina brings Calisto Melibea's string.

First illustration from act XII from the Paris edition (1949)
Pármeno and Sempronio prepare themselves to leave for Melibea's house.

Second illustration from act XII from the Paris edition (1949)
Lucrecia and Melibea listen to Calisto from the other side of the door.

Third illustration from act XII from the Paris edition (1949)
Calisto converses with Melibea who is on the other side of the door.

Fourth illustration from act XII from the Paris edition (1949)
Celestina awakens to receive Sempronio and Pármeno who are looking for their part of the winnings.

Fifth illustration from act XII from the Paris edition (1949)
Sempronio falls from a window after killing Celestina.

First illustration from act XIII from the Paris edition (1949)
The town crier announces the decapitation of Calisto's servants.

Second illustration from act XIII from the Paris edition (1949)
Calisto's servants, Pármeno and Sempronio, are decapitated.

Third illustration from act XIII from the Paris edition (1949)
Sempronio and Pármeno's death spoken about by the townspeople.

First illustration from act XIV from the Paris edition (1949)
Illustration by Maurice Lalau, made for the French edition of La Celestina, of Les Bibliophiles de France.

Second illustration from act XIV from the Paris edition (1949)
Sempronio about to stab Celestina. Pármeno stops Elicia. Calisto alludes to this murder in act XIV.

Second illustration from act XV from the Paris edition (1949)
Areúsa consoles Elicia about Celestina's death.

First illustration from act XVI from the Paris edition (1949)
Pleberio and Alisa speak about Melibea's future.

Second illustration from act XVI from the Paris edition (1949)
Melibea and Lucrecia (?) outside the main door of Pleberio's house.

First illustration from act XVIII from the Paris edition (1949)
Calisto and his servants on route to Melibea's house.

Second illustration from act XVIII from the Paris edition (1949)
Illustration of the sunset in the medieval city.

First illustration from act XIX from the Paris edition (1949)
Calisto and Melibea's nighttime encounter.

Second illustration from act XIX from the Paris edition (1949)
Calisto and Melibea's sexual encounter.

Second illustration from act XX from the Paris edition (1949)
Pleberio and Alisa lament their daughter's death.

Second illustration from act XXI from the Paris edition (1949)
Illustration of Melibea's funeral procession.

Third illustration from act XXI from the Paris edition (1949)<br />
Illustration of the end of the work. The lovers' faces and their names carved in stone.