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; niet uyt eenighe boecken, maer alleenelijck door eygen ervarentheyd uytgevonden, beschreven, en na da konst afgeteyckent

Title Variants

Alternative: Historische beschryvinghe van den oirspronk, aerd, eygenschappen ende vreemde veranderinghen

Uniform: Metamorphosis naturalis

By

Goedaert, Johannes, 1617-1668

Mey, Johannes de, 1617-1678
Persyn, Reinier van, 1614-1668
Eversdijck, Willem Cornelisz., ca 1616-1671
Fierens, Jaques, fl 1642-1669

Type

Book

Material

Published material

Publication info

Tot Middelburgh, By Jaques Fierens, [1662-1669]

Notes

Deel 1 & 2 issued in 1662 and 1667. Deel 3 issued posthumously in 1669, edited by Johannes Mey. See Dict. of scientific biog., V, p. 440.

Dedication of deel 3 signed Clara de Bock, the author's widow.

Each deel has added t.p. in Latin, the first 2 etched (2nd signed by Goedaerdt), the 3rd engraved. Deel 2 has engraved port. of Goedaerdt by Reinier van Persyn after Willem Eversdyck.

Deel 1 t.p. in red and black; woodcut title vignettes, tail-pieces, initials.

Pagination, Deel 1: [40], 152, [16] p., [64] leaves of plates; deel 2: [24], 288, [16] p., [42] leaves of plates; deel 3: [18], 54, [2], [55]-208 p., [22] leaves of plates (part folded).

Subjects

Development , Early works to 1800 , Insects , Larvae , Metamorphosis

Call Number

QL494.5 .G59 1662

Language

Dutch

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.15828
OCLC: 9676640