Title Page [above]; The Incubation of Silkworm Eggs [below]

It takes a village to raise an object. Here are the people who've been involved with this one:

• Engraved by Karel van Mallery
• Published by Philips Galle
• Engraved by Hans Collaert II
• Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus
• Previously owned by Giovanni Piancastelli