Recto above Preliminary Design for Title Page to Vermis SericusThe Introduction of the Silkworm print series Recto below Preliminary Design for pl 3 The Incubation of Silkworm Eggs Verso above Incomplete Preliminary Design for Title Page to Vermis Sericus Verso below Hunting Quail and Rabbits using Nets Preliminary Design for the Venationes Print Series. Recto, above: Title page design with "VERMIS SERICUS" inscribed on a cloth hanging at center from a mulberry tree. At four corners, in oval medallions, representations of different phases of the metamorphosis of the silkworm.

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Size: 1314px × 1902px
Photo credit: © SBS Eclectic Images / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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