Das System der Pilze und Schwämme: ein Versuch
Das System der Pilze und Schwämme: ein Versuch is a systematic natural-history treatise on fungi by Christian Gottfried Daniel Nees von Esenbeck, published in 1817, held by Heidelberg University Library and aimed at botanists and students of mycology. Its hand-coloured plates arrange fungi into numbered tables of specimens, with each figure labelled and paired with magnified detail views. A designer might take the strict grid layouts, tidy labelling and muted earthy palette of brown, ochre and rust for organic pattern work.
