• Ehret 1750 Ficus carica fig journal on Mediterranean terrace with basket of fresh figs, honey and botanical manuscript pages overlooking the sea - LeBonJournal
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  • Ficus carica fig journal open showing 150 perforated lined pages with casewrap sewn binding, Ehret 1750 Plantae Selectae - LeBonJournal
  • Ficus carica front cover with fruiting stem and halved fig revealing syconium, J. Macfarlane 1872 coloured zincograph with Victorian botanical border - LeBonJournal
  • Ehret Plate 74 back cover with Fructificatio Ficus carica anatomical dissection, Georg Dionysius Ehret Plantae Selectae 1750, Enlightenment botanical study - LeBonJournal
  • Ficus carica hardcover journal open showing front and back covers with casewrap sewn spine, Ehret 1750 Plantae Selectae and Macfarlane 1872 - LeBonJournal
  • Ehret 1750 Plantae Selectae fig journal on workspace celebrating Mediterranean botanical art and Ficus carica anatomy - LeBonJournal
  • Hardcover notebook features: 150 ruled perforated pages, matte laminated cover, casewrap binding - LeBonJournal
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Fig Journal — Ehret 1750 Plantae Selectae & Macfarlane 1872 Ficus Carica Botanical Engraving

Fig Journal — Ehret 1750 Plantae Selectae & Macfarlane 1872 Ficus Carica Botanical Engraving

$18.99 USD
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In 1750, Georg Dionysius Ehret engraved Plate 74 for Plantae Selectae — the monumental botanical work commissioned by the Nuremberg physician Christoph Jakob Trew — and titled it "Fructificatio Ficus carica Linn." It is not a portrait of the fig. It is a dissection: 57 distinct segments showing flowers and fruits at every stage of development, each opened to reveal the hidden architecture of the syconium — the inverted floral structure that makes the fig one of the most botanically singular fruits in the Mediterranean world.

The front cover features J. Macfarlane's coloured zincograph of Ficus carica (circa 1872): a fruiting stem with whole and halved fruit revealing the honeyed syconium interior, framed by ornate Victorian botanical borders. The back cover presents Ehret's Plate 74 from Plantae Selectae (1750–1773): a comprehensive anatomical study rendered with Enlightenment rigour — the fig not contemplated but comprehended, opened, sectioned, and mapped with the precision of a botanical scalpel.

Product Details

  • Format: Hardcover journal
  • Pages: 150 lined pages (75 sheets) with perforations for easy removal
  • Binding: Casewrap sewn binding — flexible and lay-flat
  • Dimensions: 5.75 × 8 inches
  • Weight: 100 g
  • Cover: Matte laminated full-wrap print
  • Note: small production barcode (0.5" × 0.5") on 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

Read more about Ehret's botanical dissection of the fig: The Hidden Anatomy of the Fig — Ehret's Botanical Dissection in Plantae Selectae

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Product information: Generic brand, 2-year warranty in EU and Northern Ireland as per Directive 1999/44/EC.
Care instructions: Use a soft, clean and dry cloth to gently brush any dust or dirt off from the center of book outwards.

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