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Techniques and Reception of Prints in Central and Eastern Europe (15th–18th c.)
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Beetle-like creature that is born in amber trees in India

In Manuel Philes, Τοῦ σοφωτάτου ΜΑΝΟΥΗΛΟΥ τοῦ ΦΙΛΗ στίχοι ἰαμβικοὶ πρὸς τὸν αὐτοκράτορα μιχαὴλ τὸν παλαιολόγον περὶ τῆς τῶν ζώων ἰδιότητος (BAV, 1560), manuscript (Vatican, BAV), fol. 30r

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Beetle-like creature that is born in amber trees in India. In Manuel Philes, Τοῦ σοφωτάτου ΜΑΝΟΥΗΛΟΥ τοῦ ΦΙΛΗ στίχοι ἰαμβικοὶ πρὸς τὸν αὐτοκράτορα μιχαὴλ τὸν παλαιολόγον περὶ τῆς τῶν ζώων ἰδιότητος (BAV, 1560), manuscript (Vatican, BAV), fol. 30r

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Philes (Natural history)

Created on

  • 2021-10-13 13:39

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  • Grażyna Jurkowlaniec

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  • Grażyna Jurkowlaniec (2025-09-20 10:44)