Georg Dionysius Ehret’s Plate 74 for Plantae Selectae (Nuremberg, 1750), commissioned by physician Christoph Jakob Trew, titled “Fructificatio Ficus carica Linn.” — not a portrait of the fig but a dissection, 57 distinct segments showing flowers and fruits at every stage of development, each opened to reveal the hidden architecture of the syconium — while the front cover features J. Macfarlane’s coloured zincograph (c. 1872), a fruiting stem with whole and halved fruit framed by ornate Victorian botanical borders, and the back presents Ehret’s plate: the fig not contemplated but comprehended, sectioned and mapped with the precision of a botanical scalpel.
Product Details
- – Hardcover: 5.75 × 8 in (14.6 × 20.3 cm) | Matte laminated full-wrap cover.
– Spiral Bound: 5.12 × 6.97 in (13 × 17.7 cm) | Glossy laminated cover with removable metal spiral. - Page Options: 150 pages / 75 sheets (Lined or Blank depending on variant).
- Paper Quality: Premium 90 gsm paper with clean perforations for easy removal.
- Binding: Lay-flat design for maximum writing comfort.
- Note: Includes a small production barcode on the back cover.
Perfect For
- Botanists and botanical artists studying fruit morphology and syconium anatomy
- Gardeners cultivating fig trees and documenting Mediterranean heritage plants
- Cooks and preservers recording seasonal fig recipes and culinary traditions
- Mediterranean travelers journaling through Italy, Greece, and sun-soaked landscapes
- Art historians and collectors of 18th-century botanical engraving
- A thoughtful gift for lovers of Ehret’s botanical art and Enlightenment-era natural history
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