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She is the recipient of two Gold Medals from the RHS. Her work is represented in the Highgrove Florilegium, the Transylvania Florilegium, the Hunt Institute, Flora Japonica, the Florilegium of the Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney and the Royal College of Physicians where she was Artist in residence 2010-2011.
21 mag 2014 · On view June 24-September 1, 2014. The Minnesota Landscape Arboretum is the first stop in the Midwest for the traveling exhibit “The Highgrove Florilegium: A Celebration of Contemporary Botanical Art.” Don’t miss this unique opportunity to see 40 prints of exquisite botanical watercolors featuring plants from the Highgrove gardens of His Royal Highness Prince Charles.
20 giu 2011 · Chet Grycz interviews typographer Iain Bain, who was responsible for the design of The Highgrove Florilegium. At the invitation of His Royal Highness The Pri...
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The Highgrove Florilegium is a limited-edition of 175 numbered sets – set number 1/175 is held by His Majesty, who wrote the Preface and has signed each numbered set. Royalties are donated to The Prince of Wales's Charitable Foundation. Each volume measures 26 by 18 by 2½ inches.
The short answer is that a florilegium is a book of flowers. ETYMOLOGY. The word “florilegium” (plural, "florilegia") comes from the New Latin word florilegium, which means "gathering flowers:: flor, flowers + leger e, to gather. The origin of this New Latin word was the Greek word anthologia, anthology, flower-gathering.
Florilegium Watercolours. Leading botanical artists painted specimens of plants and trees growing in the Highgrove garden. The 124 selected paintings are now published in a limited edition with The Prince's Foundation. Each two-volume set is signed and handbound in leather and marbled paper with tooling in gold leaf.
20 gen 2022 · Known as the Highgrove Florilegium, it marks the very first Royal British florilegium and is also one of the most expensive books ever produced! Only 175 copies were printed, so it’s a collector’s item for sure. Here is an interesting little video about the making of the Highgrove Florilegium in case you would like to know more.
