Recto, above: Preliminary Design for Title Page to Vermis Sericus('The 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, Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1523–1605, Pen and brown ink, brush and gray wash on paper, Recto, above: Title page design with 'VERMIS SERICUS' inscribed on a cloth hanging at center from a mulberry tree.

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