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Philips Galle|Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus|Karel van Mallery

Emperor Justinian Receiving the First Imported Silkworm Eggs from Nestorian Monks, Plate 2 from "The Introduction of the Silkworm" [Vermis Sericus]

ca. 1595
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19.9 × 26.8 cm (7.8 × 10.6 in)

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