Testudo, qua utebantur in muris oppugnandis coherentibus super capita scutis, imbricis in morem, aequabant murorum fastigia: unde tela iniecta, per procline labebantur
1st in set of 3 engraved plates by Bartoli after Romano; Roman infantry (in testudo formation, under shields) and cavalry attacking fort. After Giulio Romano's monochrome frescoes in the Sala di Costantino, in the Vatican Palace showing scenes from the life of Constantine and deeds of Clement VII 1st in set of 3 engraved plates by Bartoli after Romano; Roman infantry (in testudo formation, under shields) and cavalry attacking fort. After Giulio Romano's monochrome frescoes in the Sala di Costantino, in the Vatican Palace showing scenes from the life of Constantine and deeds of Clement VII Small narrow oblong folio; plates marks, margins trimmed; slight foxing. N.Y., Argosy, 1954.
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