Bernardini Scardeonii, Canonici Padavini, De Antiqvitate Vrbis Patavii, & claris ciuibus Patauinis, Libri Tres, in quindecim Classes distincti
Bernardino Scardeone's 1560 Latin history of Padua, written by a canon of the cathedral for learned readers, on the city's antiquity and its notable citizens. The pictures are woodcuts: a decorated initial with a stag and foliage, a framed portrait roundel, an oval view of the city's rooftops and towers, and a staff-like finial topped by a bird. A designer might take from them the dense, rhythmic woodcut texture of early printed history and the framed, medallion-style layouts.
