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

The Reeling of Silk, Plate 6 from "The Introduction of the Silkworm" [Vermis Sericus]

ca. 1595
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18.3 × 26.8 cm (7.2 × 10.6 in)

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