{"product_id":"vintage-mushroom-1891","title":"Comestibles \u0026 Vénéneux — 24 Mushroom Plates, Paris 1891","description":"\u003cp\u003eTwenty-four hand-coloured mushroom plates from \u003cem\u003eAtlas des Champignons Comestibles et Vénéneux\u003c\/em\u003e — the Atlas of Edible and Poisonous Mushrooms — by Léon Dufour, published in Paris in 1891. Restored, typeset, and prepared for printing at home.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFifty-one species across twenty-four plates, each named in Latin and in French, and carrying the atlas's original mark: \u003cem\u003ecomestible\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003esuspect\u003c\/em\u003e, or \u003cem\u003evénéneux\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat you receive\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e24 mushroom plates\u003c\/strong\u003e — 2550 × 3300 px, US Letter at a true 300 DPI\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e2 marbled endpapers\u003c\/strong\u003e from the original binding, full bleed\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eProvenance document\u003c\/strong\u003e (PDF, 2 pp) — all 51 species identified\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePrinting guide\u003c\/strong\u003e (PDF, 1 p)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eRead from the plates, not from a catalogue\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEvery species name in the provenance document was read off the plate itself. Names, accents and abbreviations are reproduced as the 1891 printer set them, including the figure numbers that run through the atlas.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003ePrinting\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUS Letter, 8.5 × 11 in, 300 DPI\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eQuarter-inch trim margin on all four sides\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePrint at 100% — never “fit to page”\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHigh-quality JPEG, sRGB. Any home printer.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eA note on the edibility marks\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a historical document. Nomenclature and edibility assessments have changed considerably since 1891, and several species marked \u003cem\u003ecomestible\u003c\/em\u003e here are now known to be toxic. It is not a foraging guide.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eSource and rights\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eScanned from the copy held by the Biodiversity Heritage Library, Internet Archive item \u003cem\u003eatlasdeschampign00dufo\u003c\/em\u003e. The original work is in the public domain. Your purchase includes personal use and commercial use in finished handmade goods. Resale or redistribution of the digital files themselves is not permitted.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eÉdition Madame Genet\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Édition Madame Genet","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44444851044417,"sku":"VMP-1891-LTR","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0643\/8921\/8369\/files\/etsy-02-grid.jpg?v=1787088109","url":"https:\/\/vintagehomecollection.com\/products\/vintage-mushroom-1891","provider":"Vintage Home Collection","version":"1.0","type":"link"}