Metamorphosis naturalis
Subtitle: ofte historische beschryvinghe van den oirspronk, aerd, eygenschappen en de vreemde veranderinghem der wormen, rupsen, maeden, vliegen, witjens, byen motten ende dierghelijcke dierkens meer; niet uyt eenighe boecken, maer aileenelijck door eygen ervarentheyd uytgevonden, beschreven, en de na de konst afgeteyckent
By: door Johannem Goedaerdt
Publisher: By Jaques Fierenes ...
Published: 1662
Place of publication: Tot Middleburgh
Language: dut
Number of pages: 120
Subjects: Insects; Development; Larvae
Notes: Vols. 1 and 2 issued in 1662 and 1667. Cf. Dict. of sci. biog., v. 5, p. 440. V. 3 issued posthumously, edited by Johannes Mey, with a dedication dated Januarii 1669.

Each volume has an added engraved t.p., hand-colored.

Plates are hand-colored.

Errata: end of v. 2.

Vol. 1: [38], 152, [13] p., [65] leaves of plates; v. 2: [24], 288, [16] p., [43] leaves of plates; v. 3: [18], 208 p., [22] leaves of plates.

Signatures: v. 1: a⁸, b⁴, c⁸, A-I⁸, K⁴, a⁸ (a⁸ blank?); v. 2: a⁸, b⁴, a-S⁸, aa-bb⁴; v. 3: a⁸, A-N⁸.

Dict. sci. biog. v. 5, p. 440.

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