Emperor Rudolf Ii Collection (#6)

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

Artichoke Cynara cardunculus needle nose Silene coronaria
Artichoke (Cynara cardunculus) and needle nose (Silene coronaria), Artichoke and needle nose. With a jumping squirrel and an ornamental plant. FIGs. 25 and 26 on a sheet hand numbered 14

Pepper Piper nigrum peony Paeonia bird pepper bush
Pepper (Piper nigrum) and peony (Paeonia), Pepper and peony. A bird is in the pepper bush. FIGs. 27 and 28 on a sheet numbered by hand 14. In: Anselmi Boetii de Boot I.C. Brugensis & Rodolphi II

Garden carnations Dianthus caryophyllus lemons
Garden carnations (Dianthus caryophyllus) and lemons (Citrus limon), Garden carnations and (thorny) lemons. With a bird hopping for a fly and a small ornamental plant. FIGs

Heath Erica tetralix broom bush Spartium junceum
Heath (Erica tetralix) and broom bush (Spartium junceum), Heath and broom bush (or broom). With a bee. FIGs. 29 and 30 on a sheet numbered by hand 16. In: Anselmi Boetii de Boot I.C

Crooked neck Anchusa arvensis mouse thorn Ruscus aculeatus
Crooked neck (Anchusa arvensis) and mouse thorn (Ruscus aculeatus), Crooked neck and mouse thorn. FIGs. 31 and 32 on a sheet hand numbered 17. In: Anselmi Boetii de Boot I.C. Brugensis & Rodolphi II

Musk rose Rosa moschata cucumber Cucumis sativus
Musk rose (Rosa moschata) and cucumber (Cucumis sativus), Musk rose and cucumber. FIGs. 8 and 9 on a sheet hand numbered 5. In: Anselmi Boetii de Boot I.C. Brugensis & Rodolphi II. Imp. Novel

Day cuckoo flower Silene dioica medlar Mespilus germanica
Day cuckoo flower (Silene dioica) and medlar (Mespilus germanica), Day cuckoo flower and medlar. FIGs. 17 and 18 on a sheet hand numbered 10. In: Anselmi Boetii de Boot I.C. Brugensis & Rodolphi II

Toucan Ramphastos Exter van Braesilien Pica Brasialia
Toucan (Ramphastos), Exter van Braesilien. / Pica Brasialia. / Toucan. (title on object), Toucan. Numbered top right: 1. Top left the Latin name. An annotation in French on the album page

Flying fish Exocoetidae Sea swaluwe Hyrundo Marina
Flying fish (Exocoetidae), Sea swaluwe. / Hyrundo Marina. / Papillon Volant (title on object), Flying fish with green fins. Numbered top right: 9. Top left the name in six languages

Cod Gadus morhua Asellus Merlue title object
Cod (Gadus morhua), Cod. / Asellus. / Merlue (title on object), Cod. Numbered top right: 11. Top left the name in seven languages. Part of the sixth album with drawings of fish, shells and insects

Garden carnation Dianthus caryophyllus broom
Garden carnation (Dianthus caryophyllus) and broom (Cytisus scoparius), Garden carnation and broom. With a bird and some ornamental plants. FIGs. 53 and 54 hand-numbered 27

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Emperor Rudolf II: A Renaissance Patron of the Arts Emperor Rudolf II, a member of the influential House of Habsburg, was not only known for his reign from 1576 to 1612 but also for his immense patronage of the arts. His support for artists and scholars during this period left an indelible mark on European culture. One notable example is the stunning ceiling painting commissioned by Emperor Rudolf II in 1891. This masterpiece, located in the left-hand section, showcases his appreciation for artistic expression and grandeur. It stands as a testament to his commitment to fostering creativity within his court. Johann Kepler, the renowned astronomer, found himself under Emperor Rudolf II's patronage as well. Their collaboration resulted in groundbreaking discoveries that revolutionized our understanding of celestial bodies. An engraving depicting their partnership serves as a reminder of their significant contributions to science. Tobias Paurmeister, a German imperial councillor, enjoyed Emperor Rudolf II's favor too. As an esteemed advisor at court, Paurmeister played a crucial role in shaping political decisions during this era. His presence exemplifies how intellectuals thrived under the emperor's rule. Not limited to supporting intellectual pursuits alone, it also had an eye for exquisite artifacts such as weaponry. The Glaive dated back to 1577 is one such treasure that reflects both craftsmanship and power associated with Augsburg artisans. The South Kensington Museum (now known as Victoria and Albert Museum) housed some remarkable art collections acquired by Emperor Rudolf II during his reign. These engravings provide glimpses into these extensive holdings and highlight their significance within Europe's cultural landscape. Beyond art collections and scholarly endeavors, Emperor Rudolf II had a passion for botany evident through various floral references like Blue Iris Iris sibirica Portuguese irides lusitanae or Purple iris Iris germanica.