Pomegranate Journal — Miller 1779 Punica Granatum

There are few fruits as laden with meaning as the pomegranate. Cultivated for five thousand years across the Mediterranean and the Middle East, it has been the fruit of Persephone's underworld, the symbol of righteousness in Jewish tradition, the emblem of resurrection in Christian iconography — and, in 1779, the subject of John Miller's most precise and beautiful copperplate engravings.

The front cover reproduces Miller's hand-colored copperplate engraving of Punica granatum — the crimson flower with its crumpled petals, the whole fruit with its leathery rind, and the cross-section revealing the jewel-like arils and seed chambers within, from John Miller (Johann Sebastian Müller, 1715–1785), 1779, set against a dramatic black background that transforms Enlightenment botanical science into gallery-quality art. The back cover presents a complementary pomegranate engraving from Friedrich Johann Bertuch's Bilderbuch für Kinder (1790–1830) — the twelve-volume educational encyclopedia that brought natural history to every curious mind across the German-speaking world.

Product Details

• Format: 5.75 × 8 in (14.6 × 20.3 cm)
• Pages: 150 lined pages (75 sheets)
• Perforated pages — tear out cleanly without damaging the binding
• Paper weight: 90 gsm, suitable for fountain pens and pencils
• Hardcover with matte finish, casewrap sewn binding
• Weight: 400 g (14.1 oz)

Perfect For

• Botanical illustration enthusiasts and natural history collectors
• Admirers of Enlightenment science and 18th-century copperplate engraving
• Gardeners cultivating pomegranates and Mediterranean heritage plants
• Students of Greek mythology, Jewish tradition, and Christian iconography
• Everyday writing, field notes, and daily planning
• Thoughtful gifts for anyone captivated by the beauty and symbolism of the pomegranate

Read more: The Pomegranate and Its Symbols: Five Thousand Years of Meaning