Commissioned Collection (page 3)

Yellow lily Lilium liliosphodelus Luteus LIliflorus adoratus
Yellow lily (Lilium). / liliosphodelus Luteus. LIliflorus adoratus. / Afrodilles. (title on object), Yellow lily. Numbered top right: 189. Right the Latin and Dutch name

Lentil Lens culinaris Wilde Sene Collutea Theophrasti
Lentil (Lens culinaris) Wilde Sene. / Collutea Theophrasti. / Baguenandier. (title on object), Wild lentil with yellow flowers. Numbered top right: 175. At the top the name in three languages

Cuckoo flower Lychnis Prick nose Lychnis coronaria
Cuckoo flower (Lychnis) or Prick nose (Lychnis coronaria) Christ eye hen half dice / Coronaria lijnis. Semi duplex. / oeuillettes semidoubles. (title on object), Koekoeksbloem or Prikneus

Leaf thirty-nine insects bloodless animals insect variae
Leaf with thirty-nine insects, bloodless animals. / insect variae. / Differents insectes. (title on object), mostly beetles, numbered 1-39. Numbered top right: 7

Cockchafer Polyphylla fullo Numbered top right
Cockchafer (Polyphylla fullo), Cockchafer. Numbered top right on the sheet: 8. Part of the sixth album with drawings of fish, shells and insects

Leaf twenty-two winged insects bloodless animals
Leaf with twenty-two winged insects, bloodless animals. / insectae variae. / Various insectes. (title on object), numbered 1-22. Numbered top right: 4

Dragonflies Odonata Naelden Demoiselles title
Dragonflies (Odonata), Naelden. / Demoiselles. (title on object), Sheet with fourteen dragonflies and damsels, numbered 1-14. Numbered top right: 9

Leaf thirty-three insects bloodless animals insectae
Leaf with thirty-three insects, bloodless animals. / insectae. / insects. (title on object), mostly beetles, numbered 1-33. Numbered top right: 6

Caterpillars Rispen Erucae Chenilles title object
Caterpillars, Rispen / Erucae. / Chenilles (title on object), Leaf with different caterpillars, numbered 1-7. Top right two names in Latin. Numbered top left: 13

Leaf ten locusts Spring-hens Locustae Santerelles
Leaf with ten locusts, Spring-hens. / Locustae / Santerelles. (title on object), Leaf with ten different grasshoppers and crickets, numbered 1-10. Numbered top right: 1

Pink wing horn Strombus gigas Numbered top right
Pink wing horn (Strombus gigas), Pink wing horn. Numbered top right: 12. Part of the sixth album with drawings of fish, shells and insects

Normal triton horns Charonia tritonis large triton horn
Normal triton horns (Charonia tritonis), large triton horn. / Magnus Strumbus. / Trompe Marine Conque de triton (title on object), Tritonshoren. Numbered top right: 10

Leaf thirteen flying insects bloodless animals
Leaf with thirteen flying insects, bloodless animals. / insectae. / insects. (title on object), Sheet with thirteen flying insects, numbered 1-13. Numbered top right: 2

Page eight crustaceans molluscs Sheet numbers 1-8
Page with eight crustaceans and molluscs, Sheet with eight crustaceans and molluscs, numbers 1-8, partly with the Latin names. Numbered top right: 9

Bream Abramis brama Braessem Brama Brme title
Bream (Abramis brama), Braessem. / Brama. / Breme. (title on object), Bream. Numbered top right: 12. Top left the name in three languages

Walleye Sander lucioperca Lucio perca title object
Walleye (Sander lucioperca), Lucio perca (title on object), Walleye. Numbered top right: 11. Top left the name in two languages. Part of the sixth album with drawings of fish, shells and insects

Leaf nine crustaceans molluscs sea lily numbers 1-9
Leaf with nine crustaceans and molluscs, Leaf with nine crustaceans, molluscs and a sea lily, numbers 1-9, with the Latin and sometimes also the French names. Numbered top right: 8

Pink winged horn Strombus gigas Roos Couleure Laphoorn
Pink winged horn (Strombus gigas), Roos Couleure Laphoorn. / Murex Aculeatus. (title on object), Pink winged horn. Numbered top right: 11

Cuttlefish Sepiida Saepia title object Numbered top right
Cuttlefish (Sepiida), Saepia (title on object), Cuttlefish. Numbered top right: 3. Part of the sixth album with drawings of fish, shells and insects

Perch Perca fluviatilis Baers Perca Perche title
Perch (Perca fluviatilis), Baers. / Perca. / Perche. (title on object), Baars. Numbered top right: 10. Here also the name in seven languages

Flag salmon Thymallus thymallus Hesch thijm-fish
Flag salmon (Thymallus thymallus), Hesch, thijm-fish. / Thijmallus (title on object), Flag salmon. Numbered top right: 6, with the name in two languages

Kolblei blei Blicca bjoerkna Blieck Blicca Ablet
Kolblei or blei (Blicca bjoerkna), Blieck. / Blicca. / Ablet. (title on object), Kolblei or blei (nickname: bliek). Numbered top right: 9. Top left the Bohemian name

Houting Coregonus oxyrinchus Houtijng Smelt Sphijrena fluviatalis
Houting (Coregonus oxyrinchus), Houtijng. Smelt. / Sphijrena fluviatalis. (title on object), Houting. Numbered top right: 8. Bottom left the name in three languages

Trout Salmo trutta Trutta Truile title object
Trout (Salmo trutta), Trout. / Trutta. / Truile. (title on object), Trout. Numbered top right: 4. Top left the name in three languages

Leaf seven different fish horseshoe crab numbered 1-7
Leaf with seven different fish and a horseshoe crab, Leaf with seven different fish, numbered 1-7, and a horseshoe crab from above and below, 8-9. Partly with the Latin names. Numbered top right: 25

Unknown fish unidentified fish According inscription
Unknown fish, An unidentified fish. According to the inscription a kopfffisch caught near Salzburg. Numbered top right: 2. Part of the sixth album with drawings of fish, shells and insects

Sheet twelve fish cuttlefish numbered 1-12 Latin names
Sheet with twelve fish and cuttlefish, numbered 1-12. With the Latin names. Numbered top right: 26. Part of the sixth album with drawings of fish, shells and insects

Mul Mullus surmuletus Mullus barbel words Den Koninck van den harinck
Mul ( Mullus surmuletus), Mullus or barbel (in other words) Den Koninck van den harinck (title on object), Red mullet, also called the king of the gurnard. Sheet added to the album later

Black carp Cyprinus carpio carpio unidentified fish
Black carp (Cyprinus carpio carpio), An unidentified fish, possibly a black koi carp (Hajiro koi). Numbered top right: 3. Part of the sixth album with drawings of fish, shells and insects

Elft Alosa alosa Alosa Alose title object shad
Elft (Alosa alosa), Elft. / Alosa. / Alose (title on object), shad. Numbered top right: 5. Bottom left the name in ten languages. Part of the sixth album with drawings of fish, shells and insects

Catfish Siluridae Scheldt Lion mustela fosfilis
Catfish (Siluridae), Scheldt Lion. mustela fosfilis. seu fluviatalis / Lion de riviere (title on object), Catfish. Numbered top right: 1

Frame Empty frame Part second album drawings
Frame, Empty frame. Part of the second album with drawings of flowers. Ninth of twelve albums with drawings of animals, birds and plants known around 1600, commissioned by Emperor Rudolf II

Large cheese herb Malva sylvestris Sigmaards herb
Large cheese herb (Malva sylvestris) Sigmaards herb / Alcea. / Guimauvre. (title on object), Mallow, with a beetle. Numbered top right: 119. With the name in five languages

American bird cherry Prunus serotina Vremde wild Keersen
American bird cherry (Prunus serotina) Vremde wild Keersen. / Cerasus Avium. / Seneve Sauvage. (title on object), American bird cherry. Branch with leaves, flowers and fruits

Siermais Zea mays Red Turkish Cooren frumentum indicum rubrum
Siermais (Zea mays) Red Turkish Cooren. frumentum indicum rubrum. / Bled de turquie rouge (title on object), Red ornamental corn. Numbered top right: 128. Right the Latin name

Carnation Dianthus Gentille pot flowers Gariophilus retonica
Carnation (Dianthus) Gentille. pot. flowers. / Gariophilus retonica. / oeuillet. (title on object), Carnation. Numbered top right: 123. With the name in five languages

Wallflower Erysimum cheiri flamed dice groffelier
Wallflower (Erysimum cheiri) flamed dice groffelier. / flore duplici vaerieg. / girofflet panache a fleur double (title on object), Wallflower (double flowered). Numbered top right: 111

Primrose Primula Roode Beeren oore Auricula ursi rubra
Primrose (Primula) Roode Beeren oore. / Auricula ursi rubra. / Auricule rouge (title on object), Steutelbloem. Numbered top right: 116. With the Latin names

Rose Rosa single gel rose Rosa lutea simplex
Rose (Rosa) single gel rose / Rosa lutea simplex / rose jeaune a fleur simple (title on object), Yellow rose. Numbered top right: 113. With the Latin name

Purple iris Iris germanica Smelly iris iris Glaijeul puant
Purple iris (Iris germanica) Smelly iris. / iris. / Glaijeul puant. flambe. (title on object), Purple iris. Numbered top right: 195. Bottom left the name in seven languages

Elf flower Epimedium alpinum Epimedium Kruyd
Elf flower (Epimedium alpinum) Epimedium Kruyd / Epimedium. / Chapeau d Eveque (title on object), Epimedium or elven flower. With a caterpillar. Numbered top right: 103. With the Latin name

Daslook Allium ursinum 1 Moly type look broad leaves
Daslook (Allium ursinum) 1. Moly, type of look with broad leaves. 2. Berg moly with narrow Blaederen. / 1. Moli liliforum bulbum in folio. giant cheophrasti et homericum Sorte. 2

Autumn crocus Colchicum autumnale 1 Saffraes
Autumn crocus (Colchicum autumnale) 1. Saffraes. 2. hermodactels tijeless / 1. Crocus 2. Colchicum / 1. Saffran 2. mort au Chien. (title on object), Autumn crocus

Persian lily Fritillaria persica Purple persiaensche Lily
Persian lily (Fritillaria persica) Purple persiaensche Lily / Lilium persicum purpureum. / Lys de Perse Violet (title on object), Persian lily, with purple flowers. Numbered top right: 163

Watermelon Citrullus vulgaris Citrulli pompon
Watermelon (Citrullus vulgaris). / Citrulli. / pompon (title on object), Watermelon. Possibly also a pompoe or gourd. Branch with leaves and some fruits. Numbered top right: 161

Sunflower Helianthus annuus Round Sunflower Flos solis rotondus
Sunflower (Helianthus annuus) Round Sunflower. / Flos solis rotondus. / herbe au soleil a fleur round. (title on object), Sunflower. Numbered top right: 101. With the Latin name

Persian lily Fritillaria persica Numbered top right
Persian lily (Fritillaria persica). Numbered top right: 162. Right the name in Latin and Dutch. Part of the second album with drawings of flowers and plants

Red cabbage Brassica oleracea convar Capitata var
Red cabbage (Brassica oleracea convar. Capitata var. Rubra) Red and Cauwel. / Brassica rubra. / Choux rouge (title on object), Red cabbage. Numbered top right: 151. With the cabbage the Latin name

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