Title-page to the series; title in a drape hanging from a mulberry tree at centre; four ovals with different stages in the growth of a silk worm, including the moth emerging from a cocoon. Engraving. Date: 1590-1600 (c.). Dimensions: Height: 210 mm; ; Width: 268 mm. Medium: paper. Depicted People: Luigi Alamanni. Collection: British Museum.
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