Commissioned Collection (#4)

Blank sheet mounted within frame Numbered top right
Blank sheet, mounted within frame. Numbered top right: 154. Part of the second album with drawings of flowers and plants. Ninth of twelve albums with drawings of animals

Grape hyacinth Muscari 1 2 yellowed flower Muscari Dicadi 2
Grape hyacinth (Muscari) 1. Muscari. 2. Muscari with yellowed flower / 1. Muscari Dicadi 2. Muscari slavium Constantinopolitanium. / 1. oignon musque. 2

Fire salamander Salamandra salamandra Salamander
Fire salamander (Salamandra salamandra) Salamander. / Salamandra. / Salamandre. (title on object), Fire salamander. Left and above the name in three languages

Basilisk Basiliscus Representation lizard front legs
Basilisk, Basilisk (Basiliscus), Basilisk. Representation of a lizard without front legs. Top left the name in Latin. Part of the seventh album with drawings of reptiles

Snails Cochleae terrestres LunaAzons de terre
Snails, Snails. / Cochleae terrestres. / Lunacons de terre. Escargot. (title on object), Leaf with different snails, numbered 1-16. Numbered top right: 18

Leaf various insects spiders bloodless animals
Leaf with various insects and spiders, bloodless animals. / insectae. / insectes (title on object), Leaf with various insects, spiders and an earthworm, numbered 1-20. Numbered top right: 16

Caterpillars Rispen Chenilles title object Leaf
Caterpillars, Rispen / Chenilles (title on object), Leaf with seventeen different caterpillars, numbered 1-17. Numbered top right: 14

Bulb red lily Lilium Kliester-Bul curl-lily Radix floris martagon
Bulb of the red lily (Lilium), Kliester-Bul of curl-lily. / Radix floris martagon. constantinopolitani / ognon de martagon. (title on object), Bulb of the red lily. Numbered top right: 5

Leaf spiders Kobben aranea araignA es title object
Leaf with spiders, Kobben. / aranea / araignees (title on object), Sheet with twenty-six different spiders, numbered 1-26. Numbered top right: 17

Sand lizard Lacerta agilis Akedissche Lacerta
Sand lizard (Lacerta agilis), Akedissche. / Lacerta. / Lezard. (title on object), Sand lizard, top and bottom view. Part of the seventh album with drawings of reptiles

Stork pelvis beast stork pelvis Geranium Talkse
Stork pelvis, probably beast stork pelvis (Geranium Talkse), Oijevaaerts-bek. / Geranium batrachoides / Bec de Grue (title on object), Ooievaarsbek, probably beak stork or meadow stork

Red lily Lilium turkish turbant Red curl lily
Red lily (Lilium), turkish turbant. Red curl lily. / Martagon constantinopolitanum / Martagon rouge (title on object), Red lilies. Numbered top right: 4. Top left the Latin and Dutch name

Caterpillars Rispen Chenilles title object Sheet
Caterpillars, Rispen / Chenilles (title on object), Sheet with thirteen hairy caterpillars, numbered 1-13. Numbered top right: 15. Part of the sixth album with drawings of fish, shells and insects

Imperial crown Fritillaria imperialis Crown imperial
Imperial crown (Fritillaria imperialis), Crown imperial. / Corona imperialis / Couronne imperiale (title on object), Keizerskroon. Numbered top right: 1

Lapwing flower Fritillaria meleagris apple 1
Lapwing flower (Fritillaria meleagris) and an apple, 1. Schaek flowers 2. Bohemian apple. / 1. fritilaria. 2. pomum virginale / 1. fritilaire

Sea Turtle Cheloniidae testudo Marina Tortue de Mer
Sea Turtle (Cheloniidae), Sea Turtle. / testudo Marina / Tortue de Mer (title on object), Sea Turtle. Top left the Latin name

Wood anemone Anemone nemorosa Bosch roononckel
Wood anemone (Anemone nemorosa), Bosch roononckel. / ranunculus nemorum. / ranoncule des Bois (title on object), White forest anemone. Numbered top right: 88. With the Latin name

Dogfish Scyliorhinus canicula Sea dog title object
Dogfish (Scyliorhinus canicula), Sea dog (title on object), Dogfish. Numbered top right: 3. At the bottom the Dutch name. Part of the sixth album with drawings of fish, shells and insects

Lapwing flower Fritillaria meleagris Kivit eijeren
Lapwing flower (Fritillaria meleagris, Kivit eijeren. / Fritillaria / fritilaire (title on object), Lapwing flower. Numbered top right: 91. With the Latin name

Fulgurite lightning tube thunder stone sagitta fulguris
Fulgurite or lightning tube, thunder stone. / sagitta fulguris. / pierre detonnerre (title on object), a tube of molten sand or rock created during a lightning strike

Wildemans herb Pulsatilla vulgaris Keucken Kruijd
Wildemans herb (Pulsatilla vulgaris), Keucken Kruijd. / apium risus pulsatilla. / Coquelourdes. (title on object), Wildemansweed. Numbered top right: 90. With the name in five languages

White buttercup Ranunculus aconitifolius Veldt roononckel
White buttercup (Ranunculus aconitifolius), Veldt roononckel. / ranunculus palustris / ranoncule de bruijere. (title on object), White buttercup. Numbered top right: 87. With the Latin name

White lily Lilium candidum Lilium album Fleur de lys blanche
White lily (Lilium candidum) White lily. / Lilium album / Fleur de lys blanche (title on object), White lily. Numbered top right: 179. At the top the name in two languages

Sea turtle Cheloniidae Turtle washes land testudo Palustris
Sea turtle (Cheloniidae), Turtle. who washes the land. / testudo Palustris. / Tortue de terre (title on object), Sea turtle. Top left the Latin name

Unknown flower cornflower Centaurea cyanus bindweed
Unknown flower, cornflower (Centaurea cyanus) and bindweed (Convolvulaceae), 1. 2. Koorn Bloeme. 3. Kleen purple bindweed. / 1. 2. Cyanus 3. Convolvulus minor purpureus / 1. 2. Bluet 3. Liseron

Natural history ensemble nr 19 19th Leaf Hodgepodge
Natural history ensemble (nr. 19), 19th. Leaf of Hodgepodge / 19. miscelaniorum tabula. / 19th. feuille de melange (title on object), Sheet with the nineteenth natural history ensemble with animals

Star Hyacinth Scilla Field ajuijn ornithogalon scilla hispanica clusu
Star Hyacinth (Scilla) Field ajuijn / ornithogalon scilla hispanica clusu / Asodille (title on object), White star hyacinth, right the cotyledons. But could also be bird milk

Single berry Paris quadrifolia Wolfs Besie Solanum tetraphijllon
Single berry (Paris quadrifolia) Wolfs Besie / Solanum tetraphijllon. herba paris. uva versa / Raisin de renard (title on object), Eenbes or wolfsbes (Paris quadrifolia). Numbered top right: 177

Potato Solanum tuberosum aerde apples Arachidna theophrasti Tartouffani
Potato (Solanum tuberosum) aerde apples. / Arachidna theophrasti Tartouffani. / pommes de terre. (title on object), Potato or another plant from the nightshade family

Curlew Numenius arquata Kemperhen Falcinellus
Curlew (Numenius arquata), Kemperhen. / Falcinellus. / Courlis (title on object), Curlew. Numbered top right: 6. Top left the Latin names. Part of the third album with drawings of birds

Ruff Philomachus pugnax West-vries Haendeken
Ruff (Philomachus pugnax), West-vries Haendeken. / combattant (ou) paon de mer. (title on object), Ruff. Numbered top right: 28. Part of the third album with drawings of birds

Gray crowned crane Balearica regulorum grus gulearica
Gray crowned crane (Balearica regulorum), grus gulearica. / tete de l oiseau roijale (title on object), Head of the gray crown crane. Numbered top right: 29. Bottom right the Latin name

Redshank Tringa totanus Erithropus Major Chevalier
Redshank (Tringa totanus), Erithropus Major. / Chevalier. (title on object), Redshank. Numbered top right: 23. Top left the name in four languages. Part of the third album with drawings of birds

Blue rock thrush Monticola solitarius Numbered top right
Blue rock thrush (Monticola solitarius), Blue rock thrush. Numbered top right: 14. Part of the third album with drawings of birds

Roerdomp Botaurus stellaris putter Bataurus Butor
Roerdomp (Botaurus stellaris), putter. / Bataurus. / Butor, heron Etoile. (title on object), Roerdomp. Numbered top right: 16. Top left the name in eight languages

Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Bosch Sneppe Rusticula ficedula
Woodcock (Scolopax rusticola), Bosch Sneppe. / Rusticula ficedula. / Becasse. (title on object), Woodcock. Numbered top left: 17. Top right the name in eight languages

European crane Grus grus Craene Grus Grue title
European crane (Grus grus), Craene. / Grus. / Grue. (title on object), European crane. Numbered top right: 15. At the top the name in nine languages. Part of the third album with drawings of birds

Unknown bird bee-eater Numbered top right 13
Unknown bird, possibly a bee-eater. Numbered top right: 13. Top left a two-line annotation in Latin. Part of the third album with drawings of birds

Green woodpecker Picus viridis Greens woodpecker
Green woodpecker (Picus viridis), Greens woodpecker / Picus Arborarius. / Pic verd. (title on object), Green woodpecker. Numbered top right: 9. Part of the third album with drawings of birds

Unknown bird Numbered top right 5 Part third album
Unknown bird, Unknown bird. Numbered top right: 5. Part of the third album with drawings of birds. Fifth of twelve albums with drawings of animals, birds and plants known around 1600

European bee-eater Merops apiaster Woodpecker
European bee-eater (Merops apiaster), Woodpecker / de la classe des grim peurs pic gerd, pic-bois title on object), Bee-eater. Numbered top right: 8

Hart root Seseli libanotis tansy Tanacetum vulgare
Hart root (Seseli libanotis) and tansy (Tanacetum vulgare), Hart root and tansy FIGs. 59 and 60 on a sheet hand numbered 30. In: Anselmi Boetii de Boot I.C. Brugensis & Rodolphi II. Imp. Novel

Indigofera cotton plant Gossypium Indigo twig
Indigofera and cotton plant (Gossypium) A. Indigo twig. B. Kottoen twig (title on object), Indigofera and cotton plant. Pasted leaf in: Anselmi Boetii de Boot I.C. Brugensis & Rodolphi II. Imp

Tricolor violet Viola tricolor apple Malus pumila
Tricolor violet (Viola tricolor) and apple (Malus pumila), Tricolor violet and apple. FIGs. 43 and 44 on a sheet hand numbered 23. In: Anselmi Boetii de Boot I.C. Brugensis & Rodolphi II. Imp. Novel

Tagetes patula chickpea Cicer arietinum tagetes
Tagetes patula and chickpea (Cicer arietinum), tagetes and chickpea. FIGs. 37 and 38 on a leaf numbered by hand 20. In: Anselmi Boetii de Boot I.C. Brugensis & Rodolphi II. Imp. Novel

Cherry plum Prunus cerasifera garden carnation
Cherry plum (Prunus cerasifera) and garden carnation (Dianthus caryophyllus), Cherry plum and garden carnation With a chicken and some ornamental plants and tendrils. FIGs

Bolderik Agrostemma githago sour cherry Prunus cerasus
Bolderik (Agrostemma githago) and sour cherry (Prunus cerasus), Bolderik and sour cherry. With some ornamental plants and tendrils. FIGs. 41 and 42 on a sheet hand numbered 22

Vetch Vicia sylvatica yarrow Achillea millefolium
Vetch (Vicia sylvatica) and yarrow (Achillea millefolium), Vetch and yarrow. FIGs. 35 and 36 on a sheet numbered by hand 19. In: Anselmi Boetii de Boot I.C. Brugensis & Rodolphi II. Imp. Novel

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