This book was absolutely gorgeous and the illustrations looked absolutely gorgeous and provided amazing amounts of inspiration.

It was filled with information about all of the artists and inspired me greatly

*a big thank you to NetGalley and the publishers for allowing me an arc copy in exchange for an honest review *

Thanks to Netgalley for a copy of this book. The art was very beautiful and lively. Very helpful information to have. A delightful book for any nature lover.

This book is gorgeous. It absolutely fascinates me that every piece of beautiful, botanical artwork predates photography. The amount of detail involved in each illustration is amazing, I find it so interesting that people relied on these images for scientific accuracy. I particularly love the Japanese illustrations, there's something so lovely about the Japanese text around the pictures. This would make a gorgeous gift for fungi enthusiasts, or botanical artists, but I think anybody would find this book enjoyable.

Beautiful illustrations throughout the pages, I love embroidery and this would be a lovely book for anyone interested in botany, art, illustrations, painting or embroidery. I will definitely use it in my arts and crafts as shows mushrooms and fungi so perfectly.

This book and the gorgeous artwork within are sure to please any nature lover. The mushrooms presented are beautiful, detailed, and individual. This would be a great gift for any fungus lover!

This is an absolutely gorgeous book of information and illustrations of mushrooms. So many mushrooms! Each chapter is prefaced with history of the illustrator and region where the fungi can be found. In certain chapters we are also given information about how the illustrations were printed, which I thought was very interesting given the time period (most illustrations are from the 1700/1800s). Given the all of the effort that went into printing books back then it was truly a labor of love to have such depth and dimension in each illustration.

This book contains both colored illustrations and black and white. The colors used are very beautiful and rich in tone. Even the black and white illustrations are beautifully detailed. Most of the chapters reference European mycologists, but later chapters focus on the fungi found in Japan. The difference in art style was very interesting compared to the earlier drawn mushrooms found in Europe.

This book is a true gem for mycologists, general mushroom fanatics and anyone who finds beauty in nature. I look forward to purchasing a copy for myself. Thank you so much to NetGalley & the publisher for the opportunity to review this beautiful book.

An absolutely beautiful and wonderful collection of fungi art, illustrations, drawings and pictures. It’s such a great compilation of many works from eminent experts and enthusiasts in the mycology field- mushrooms and fungi lovers would love this book!

There’s something so amazing about the level of detail in these artworks, and you can really tell the amount of time, love and effort went into the making of these from their respective artists.

I loved the brief little introductory opening prior to each set of illustrations, from whichever historical book, notable person or publication the pictures were shared from. They were beautifully displayed and it was effortless to go through all of these wonderful pieces of art which are all brought together, neat and tidy in this book. Was a great read!

A gorgeous collection of mushroom and fungi artwork and information. Each chapter is filled to the brim with intricate artwork and detailing on the specific mushroom. This was honestly such a wonderful read and perfect for anyone interested in botany, artwork, or nature!

*Thanks Netgalley for the arc in exchange for an honest review*