Preface by HRH Charles, The Prince of Wales

The Highgrove Florilegium, Volumes I and II

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  • Preface by HRH Charles, The Prince of Wales; The Highgrove Florilegium, Volumes I and II
  • Preface by HRH Charles, The Prince of Wales; The Highgrove Florilegium, Volumes I and II
  • Preface by HRH Charles, The Prince of Wales; The Highgrove Florilegium, Volumes I and II


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Preface by HRH Charles, The Prince of Wales
The Highgrove Florilegium, Volumes I and II
Two volumes, limited to 175 copies, this edition number 43/175, signed by HRH, The Prince of Wales who commissioned the work

124 watercolour reproductions depicting plants grown in the garden at Highgrove, each with descriptive text, signed by the artist and numbered in pencil, with AG Carrick Ltd, 2008 stamp bearing plate and set numbers in pencil

London: Addison Publications Ltd, 2008 and 2009.

half red goatskin with marbled paper boards, and gold leaf tooling on spine

each with handmade green felt book cover with maroon ties, in a fitted wooden box

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Notes

The book includes illustrations by 60 artists from around the world. The South African artists included are: Diana Carmichael, Gillian Condy, Ann Judith Harris-Deppe, Margaret King and Vicki Thomas. Many of these artists have exhibited and won medals at the Kirstenbosch Biennale. This is the only Royal Florilegium ever to be commissioned.

For further information on the production of the book see the following link: https://vimeo.com/173756701



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