Search results

Start typing

Natural History in the Royal Library

Our changing relationship with the natural world, from Tudor to Victorian times

LONDON : G ROBINSON

The improved culture of three principal grasses

1775

RCIN 1057372

This book is extremely rare among those owned by George III in that it contains notes in the king’s handwriting. It is a scientific book on the nutritional benefits of three different types of grass that were used to feed farm animals. These grasses were grown in the Great Park at Windsor, where the king was involved in monitoring farming improvements undertaken by his land agent, Nathaniel Kent.


    The income from your ticket contributes directly to The Royal Collection Trust, a registered charity. The aims of The Royal Collection Trust are the care and conservation of the Royal Collection, and the promotion of access and enjoyment through exhibitions, publications, loans and educational activities.