Orlando furioso
Orlando furioso is a 1580 Venetian edition of Ariosto's chivalric romance epic, printed by the heirs of Vincenzo Valgrisi with commentary by Ruscelli and Pigna. The woodcut pages are framed by dense ornamental borders and show crowded battle scenes, city views and architectural settings. A designer could draw on the layered scene compositions, the decorative strapwork frames and the dense crowd and horse patterns.
