Romancero selecto del Cid
BIBLIOGRAPHIC RECORD 1443
Author
Milà i Fontanals, Manuel, 1818-1884
Title
Romancero selecto del Cid
Statement of responsibility
Con un estudio de D. Manuel Milà y Fontanals
Place of publication
Barcelona
Publisher
Biblioteca «Arte y Letras», Daniel Cortezo y C.ª
Series
Biblioteca «Arte y Letras»
Printer
Establecimiento tipográfico-editorial de Daniel Cortezo y C.ª
Date
1884
Imprint (isbd)
Barcelona: Biblioteca «Arte y Letras», Daniel Cortezo y C.ª, 1884
Language
Spanish
Tirage
Illustrated edition of the Biblioteca «Arte y Letras» collection
Collation
348 pages; final index
Illustrations
Illustrations by Werner, Foix, Gómez Soler and Xumetra; engravings by Kaeseberg and Gómez Polo; headpieces, vignettes and ornamental compositions
Format
Large octavo
Dimensions
Approximately 23 cm
Typographic signatures
Not verified from the supplied images
Paper type
Late nineteenth-century glazed industrial paper
Watermarks
Not visible in the supplied images
Printing condition
Two-colour letterpress printing on inner title page; abundant decorative elements and wood-engraved illustrations
Binding type
Publisher’s stamped and polychrome cloth binding
Colours
Olive green, black, red, gilt and cream
Decoration
Cover with figure of a musician troubadour and geometric ornamentation of Mudéjar inspiration; gilt and polychrome stamping; decorative printed endpapers
Spine
Spine decorated with geometric motifs and stamped title
Content description
Selection of Castilian ballads relating to the legendary figure of El Cid Campeador, preceded by an extensive historical and literary study by Manuel Milà i Fontanals. The edition includes abundant illustrations and ornamental elements characteristic of the Biblioteca «Arte y Letras»
Note 1
Deluxe illustrated edition from the Biblioteca «Arte y Letras»
Note 2
Contains preliminary study on the Cidian epic tradition
Note 3
Includes full-page illustrations and ornamental compositions
Note 4
Preserves the original polychrome publisher’s binding
Note 5
Illustrated title page and two-colour typographic composition
Main subject
Spanish epic literature
Subsubjects
Castilian balladry; El Cid Campeador; medieval Spanish poetry; historical ballads; oral tradition; Spanish Golden Age literature
Shelfmark
1443
Condition
Good; slight fatigue and wear to covers and edges; moderate scattered foxing internally; solid structure
Provenance
Library of Alfred Gallart i Genis
Copy notes
Copy preserved in its original illustrated publisher’s binding