Metamorphosis naturalis, ofte Historische beschryvinghe van den oirspronk, aerd, eygenschappen ende vreemde veranderinghen der wormen, rupsen, maeden, vliegen, witjens, byen, motten ende dierghelijcke dierkens meer
Subtitle: niet uyt eenighe boecken, maer alleenelijck door eygen ervarentheyd uytgevonden, beschreven, en na da konst afgeteyckent
By: Door Johannem Goedaerdt
Contributors: Mey, Johannes de, 1617-1678; Persyn, Reinier van, 1614-1668; Eversdijck, Willem Cornelisz., ca. 1616-1671; Fierens, Jaques, fl. 1642-1669
Publisher: By Jaques Fierens...
Published: 1662
Place of publication: Tot Middelburgh
Language: dut
Subjects: Insects; Development; Early works to 1800; Larvae
Other titles: Historische beschryvinghe van den oirspronk, aerd, eygenschappen ende vreemde veranderinghen
Notes: Vols. 1 & 2 issued in 1662 and 1667. Vol. 3 issued posthumously in 1669, edited by Johannes Mey. See Dict. of scientific biog., V, p. 440.

Each vol. has added t.p., the first 2 etched (2nd signed by Goedaerdt), the 3rd engraved. Vol. 2 has engraved port. of Goedaerdt by Reinier van Persyn after Willem Eversdyck. Added t.p.'s and port. as well as etched plates are hand colored.

Signatures, v. 1: (a)́ı (b)́þ (c)́ı A-Íı Ḱþ [a]́ı. Vol. 2: [superscript pi]áı [superscript pi]b́þ a-śı 2a-2b́þ. Vol. 3: áı A-Ćı D́ı(D3+1) E-Ńı.

Pagination, v. 1: [40], 152, [16] p., [63] leaves of plates. Vol. 2: [24], 288, [16] p., [43] leaves of plates. Vol. 3: [18], 54, [2], [55]-208 p., [21] leaves of plates (part folded).

Includes index to first 2 vols.

Bound in 3 vols. in vellum. Lapped foredges. Author & title written at head of spine. Edges sprinkled blue.

John Landwehr's printed label on front pastedown of v. 1.