Soneto : ¿Quién sino tú, dulcísima María ...

Timespan:

Wars of Independence, 1810-1821; 1810-1821

Date:

1820s

Description:

"Broadside, 8 1/4 x 6 inches. Illustrated with woodcut of the Virgin of Guadalupe. A crisp, fine copy with nice ample margins. A beautifully printed broadside sonnet offering thanks to Mexico's patroness the Virgin of Guadalupe for Mexico's recently-won independence from Spain. The broadside is striking for its sharp clear typography and decorated printed border as well as the prominent woodcut depiction of the Virgin. Miguel Hidalgo rallied the country with his grito, or call to independence, incorporating the image of the Virgin of Guadalupe on his standard. Although the broadside is not dated, the reference to Maria (or Guadalupe) having liberated Mexico from the Spaniards and the paper and typography of the piece point to an 1820s publication."--Bookseller's Appraisal.

Language:

Spanish; Castilian

Provenance:

Keil, Jeffrey (donor) (Keil Collection copy)

Publisher:

[publisher not identified]

Relation:

The Sydney S. Keil Collection Fund Home Page: http://hdl.library.upenn.edu/1017.12/366232

Subject:

Mary, Blessed Virgin, Saint Devotion to Mexico Poetry; Guadalupe, Our Lady of -- Poetry; Religious poetry, Mexican; Guadalupe, Our Lady of

Resource Type:

Text

Form/Genre:

Art; History; Broadside poems; books

Physical Description:

1 sheet : illustrations; 22 x 16 cm

Geographic Subject:

Mexico -- History -- Wars of Independence, 1810-1821 -- Religious aspects -- Poetry; Mexico

Related Place:

Mexico.

Rights:

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/

Notes:

Caption title.; Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Sydney S. Keil Collection Fund.

Physical Location:

Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Rare Book Collection, Print Collection 23 Box 6, Folder 30

Collection:

Sydney S. Keil Collection (University of Pennsylvania); Sydney S. Keil Collection Fund; Sydney S. Keil Collection Fund