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The Highgrove Florilegium: Watercolours depicting plants grown in the garden at Highgrove is a two-volume book of botanical illustrations recording plants in the garden of Charles III, the then Prince of Wales, at Highgrove House in Gloucestershire, England.
- England
- Addision Publications
- 2008–2009
- Charles III
The Highgrove Florilegium is a two-volume set of botanical prints depicting the plants, vegetables, fruit and trees grown in the garden at Highgrove.
This first British royal Florilegium is presented as a two-volume work, half-bound in red goatskin with marbled paper sides. Each book is hand tooled in gold leaf and measures 26 x 18 x 2¼ inches. The Highgrove Florilegium is limited to 175 numbered sets.
9 apr 2016 · This is about the making, publishing and exhibiting of the very first British Royal Florilegium - The Highgrove Florilegium. This post highlights some videos I've not seen before of the process of producing and then exhibiting the florilegium around the world.
Introductory information and text for each depicted watercolour, including scientific botanical detail and where and when the illustrated material was found, is included. The Florilegium is presented in two luxurious volumes, hand-bound in leather and marbled paper with tooling in gold leaf.
- Highgrove
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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21 mag 2014 · Reedy Gallery presents “Highgrove Florilegium: A Celebration of Contemporary Botanical Art,” on view June 24 – September 1, 2014. A rare display of the 2-volume bound “Highgrove Florilegium.” Kathy Allen, Librarian of the Andersen Horticultural Library, will display the 124 pages of watercolors.
