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This 1793 volume from the Royal Academy of Archaeology at Herculaneum reproduces engraved plates of carbonised papyrus fragments found at Herculaneum, published for classical scholars and archaeologists. Each plate shows a single papyrus strip, mounted on a grey ground and labelled with its column number in Roman numerals, with Greek text laid out in narrow columns and the ragged, charred edges of the scrolls visible. A designer might take the strict plate layout, the fragile torn paper texture and the spare grey-and-cream tonal contrast as models for an archival or antiquarian look.
