The Highgrove florilegium : watercolours depicting plants grown in the garden at Highgrove.

An illustrated record of the plants found in the Prince's Gloucestershire garden, Highgrove. The 124 "plants depicted are classified according to recent molecular phylogenetic studies."

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors:	Humphries, C. J. (Christopher John), 1947- (Author) Rumsey, Frederick J. (Author)
Corporate Author:	Prince's Charities Foundation (beneficiary.)
Other Authors:	Charles III, King of Great Britain, 1948- (Writer of preface) Brockman, James, 1946- (Binding designer)
Language:	English
Published:	London : Addision Publications, 2008-2009.
Subjects:	Plants > England > Highgrove > Art. Highgrove (England) Plants in art. Flowers in art. Botanical illustration.
Genre:	Art. Plants in art. Flowers in art. Botanical illustration.
Local Note:	MSU: Purchased in part with funds provided by the Kim A. Wilcox and Diane Del Buono Endowment for Library Agricultural Collections. MSU: Purchased in part with funds provided by the Dr. E. James and Geri Potchen History of Horticulture Endowment Fund. MSU: Library holds copy 161.
Binding Information:	Binding of half red goatskin and marbled boards designed and supervised by James Brockman; sprinkled edges; spine tooled in gold. Each volume in a felt wrap handmade by Liz Brown in Ayrshire, Scotland.
Physical Description:	2 volumes : color illustrations ; 67 x 50 cm
Format:	Book

Description
Summary:	An illustrated record of the plants found in the Prince's Gloucestershire garden, Highgrove. The 124 "plants depicted are classified according to recent molecular phylogenetic studies."
Note:	Text by Christopher Humphries and Frederick J. Rumsey. Preface by H.R.H. The Prince of Wales. At foot of title: Prince's Charities Foundation. Limited edition of 175 numbered sets; each set signed by the Prince. Colour plates reproduced in their original size from watercolor drawings by 75 different artists; each plate blind embossed to record the copyright of A.G. Carrick Ltd, with the plate and edition numbers added in pencil; each plate signed by the artist. Printed by stochastic lithography on 245 gsm American Cotton paper for the colour plates and on 175 gsm Somerset Bookwove text paper; text set in Fairbank and Bembo Book types.
Call Number:	QK98 .H54 2008 XX oversize
Source of Acquisition:	Addison Publications Ltd ; Purchase ; 20170501. MiEM