Prato e suoi dintorni
A 1912 Italian guidebook to the town of Prato and its surroundings, written by Enrico Corradini and printed in Bergamo by the Istituto italiano d'arti grafiche for visitors interested in art. Its photogravure plates show frescoes, the Palazzo Pretorio's interiors and portals, and a street view of the palace facade, all in sepia-toned black and white. A designer could draw on the layered Renaissance fresco compositions, with crowded figures in architectural settings, and on the austere carved stone doorways and decorative ceiling roundels.
