The "Florilegium" of Alexander Marshal contains 159 folios of watercolours depicting more than 600 varieties of plants, insects, birds and animals and is the only known example of a flower book painted by an English artist in the seventeenth century. This beautifully illustrated large format catalogue, which includes 160 full page colour plates, is the first in a series of four catalogues devoted to the Natural History drawings in the Royal Collection. "Enchanting" Anna Pavord, "The World of Interiors" "Beautifully produced and presented" "Garden History Society News"
The "Florilegium" of Alexander Marshal contains 159 folios of watercolours depicting more than 600 varieties of plants, insects, birds and animals and is the only known example of a flower book painted by an English artist in the seventeenth century. This beautifully illustrated large format catalogue, which includes 160 full page colour plates, is the first in a series of four catalogues devoted to the Natural History drawings in the Royal Collection. "Enchanting" Anna Pavord, "The World of Interiors" "Beautifully produced and presented" "Garden History Society News