This book is a collection of mushroom and fungi painting by European and Japanese naturalists in 18th to 19th century. The paintings each show the plant in its habitat and have been executed in a straightforward natural history illustration style with meticulous attention to detail. Beautiful colour plate illustrations of each mushroom will attract both botanical art fans and lover of mushrooms. It is pleasant to look and taste the beauty of these mushrooms, also useful for your own drawing and painting.