Ordine, pompe, apparati, et cerimonie delle solenne intrate di Carlo V. imp. sempre avg. nella citta di Roma, Siena, et Fiorenza
A 1536 Italian printed account of the ceremonial entries of Emperor Charles V into Rome, Siena and Florence, published in Rome by A. Blado for an educated readership interested in court pageantry. The two pictures are small woodcut emblems: a pair of Corinthian columns bound with scrolls and the letters PL and TRA and VSVL, and a round medallion showing two figures clasping hands before a standard, with Latin inscription around the rim. A designer might draw on their compact, bold line work, with strong black outlines, dense hatching and clear symbolic framing devices for emblem or seal-style graphics.
