The golden days of the renaissance in Rome, from the pontificate of Julius II to that of Paul III
A 1906 Boston and New York history of Renaissance Rome by archaeologist Rodolfo Lanciani, published by Houghton, Mifflin for general readers of art and antiquities. The pictures are plate-style engravings and halftones: a riverside view of a domed church, a Gothic cathedral facade with pedestrians, a dense map of rooftops and street grids, and a crowded battle scene with lances and horsemen. A designer could draw on the map's density and the battle's dynamic crowding for layout and texture references.
