Don Quixote - Past Cushing Exhibits - Texas A&M University

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- D Q I - thousands and that several editions, such as the Paris 1836 edition by Dubochet, contain over 500 engravings and drawings illustrating Cervantes’ novel. 3 The scholarship dedicated to study the illustrations of the Quixote is as scarce as are numerous the catalogues published about Cervantes collections and iconography exhibits, usually in connection with some centenary or celebration. In most cases, Cervantes collecting, and even more so, Quixote collecting, has been predominantly focused on early editions and translations, many of them inevitably illustrated and undertaken single mindedly by both amateurs and professionals alike. Indeed, it is a fortunate fact that the great Cervantes collections held today at public libraries have resulted from the passionate labors of generous private collectors such as Ashbee, Ríus, Bonsoms, Gayangos, Sedó and Asensio. With the exception of Ashbee’s, however, no single collection of Quixote editions has been dedicated exclusively to the iconography of the Quixote. Ashbee´s collection was remarkable because of its unique focus and extensive coverage. Published in 1895, the catalogue includes 468 entries, of which the 327 in section one are “Engravings contained in editions of Don Quixote, those published in other works, those issued separately.” The remaining items are divided among fi ve other sections dedicated to continuations of the Quixote, dramas based on the Quixote, portraits of Cervantes, life of Cervantes and autographs, and pictures, tapestries and statues. In recent years, however, renewed scholarly interest in the cultural and aesthetic signifi cance of the illustrated book and the illustrations of the Quixote has resulted in major monographs by J. Hartau (Berlin, 1987), R. Paulson (Baltimore, 1998), and R. Schmidt (Montreal, 1999). 4 These studies confi rm in diff erent ways the need to evaluate the contributions made by artists, illustrators and engravers to the reception and interpretation of Cervantes’ novel and the critical insights their creations off er as visual readings. Of particular critical value is the richly illustrated and documented catalogue prepared under the direction of Patrick Lenaghan for the 2003 exhibit at the Museo del Prado in Madrid entitled Imágenes del Quĳ ote (Images of Don Quixote). 5 These studies and events place the illustrations in new and diverse critical contexts, demonstrating - 4 -
- D Q I - their principal value and role in the reception and interpretation of the novel. We need now to provide be er and more complete access to the rich artistic tradition of the textual iconography of the Quixote in order to be er understand its signifi cant contribution to the editorial history and critical reception of Cervantes’ novel, still largely unknown to readers and unexamined by critics. 6 The main rare book collection supporting our initiative is the Cervantes Project Collection at the Cushing Memorial Library and Archives of Texas A&M University. It has its origin and basis in the private collection of Dr. Eduardo Urbina, expanded in recent years by signifi cant acquisitions funded by the Cushing Memorial Library and the College of Liberal Arts for the purpose of creating a collection singularly specialized in illustrated editions of the Quixote. As of January 2005, the collection includes 350 editions and related items, totaling more than 700 volumes with close to 10,000 engravings, drawings and vigne es, concentrated in 18th- and 19th- century English, French, and Spanish illustrated editions. 7 Our collection includes both the classical, canonical illustrated editions as well as unique extra-illustrated editions, with about 35 of them only in existence at the Cushing, and many other very rare items for which less than fi ve copies are known and available to scholars in public libraries. We have benefi ted greatly from the work of previous collectors and the catalogues of their collections in order to identify the core and fundamental editions constituting the critical history and textual iconography tradition of the Quixote. Similarly, thanks to the new tools and markets made accessible through electronic means, we have been able to acquire in a short time items from private owners, auctions houses, and book dealers throughout the world, from Iceland to New Zealand. The 45 items included in the exhibit off er an extensive view of the editorial history of the Quixote as well as a representative sample of the diverse critical approaches and techniques by which artists and engravers have interpreted the text and characters, thus contributing in large measure to its iconic status. Within our chronological presentation there are classic illustrated editions such as the Tonson edition (London, - 5 -
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