Cloves (Syzygium aromaticum) and pepper (Piper nigrum); 1. Nailing. 2. pepper. / Cariophilli. 2. Piper. / 1. Cloux de giroffe 2 poivre. (title on object); cloves and (black) pepper. Numbered top right: 334. Part of the fourth album with drawings of flowers and mushrooms. Eleventh of twelve albums with drawings of animals; birds and plants known around 1600; commissioned by Emperor Rudolf II. With explanations in Dutch; Latin and French; seasonings; spices (CLOVE); Anselmus Boetius de Boodt; 1596 - 1610; paper; watercolor (paint); deck paint; chalk; brush; h 223 mm x w 168 mm