Erucarum ortus, alimentum et paradoxa metamorphosis, in qua origo, pabulum, transformatio ... tempus, locus et proprietates erucarum, vermium, papilionum, phalaenarum, muscarum, aliorumque hujusmodi exsanguium animalculorum exhibentur / [Maria Sibylla Merian].

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Erucarum ortus, alimentum et paradoxa metamorphosis, in qua origo, pabulum, transformatio ... tempus, locus et proprietates erucarum, vermium, papilionum, phalaenarum, muscarum, aliorumque hujusmodi exsanguium animalculorum exhibentur / [Maria Sibylla Merian].