Aspertini sketch-book (so-called london i): 27th opening
left (1898,1123. 3(27) verso) and right-hand page (1898,1123. 3(28) recto) with scenes from trajan's column: naked soldiers fighting (upper part of opening); battle of roman and dacian soldiers (lower part of opening) c. 1535
pen and brown ink, over black chalk, on vellum. Date: between 1532 and 1535. Dimensions: Height: 248 mm; Width: 184 mm (each page). Medium: wool. Depicted People: Trajan. Collection: British Museum. Drawing, sketch-book (BM 1898,1123.3.27)
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