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. At four corners, in oval medallions, representations of different phases of the metamorphosis of the silkworm. All enclosed within an ornamental frame. Recto, below: Women preform the incubation of silkworm eggs in an interior. At left and center, they spread the eggs on to pieces of cloth that will be wraped and placed into baskets, visible on the tables. Verso, above: incomplete design related to Vermis Sericus design on recto, left blank at right. Verso, below: men on horseback, accompanied by dogs, stretch nets between them to capture quail., Florence, Italy, 1596 or before, figures, Drawing, Drawing
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