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\nThere\u2019s a fruit that became one of the most popular Italian fabric designs in the Middle Ages, and during the Renaissance, too. It\u2019s the pomegranate, which you can find on silk fabrics such as velvets and lampases, either as a stylised or realistic figure. But why was it so deeply beloved by the wealthy?<\/p>\n

The symbolic meanings of a fabric design<\/h2>\n

We\u2019ve already told you about the pomegranate pattern in the article on Renaissance fabric designs<\/a>. As a matter of fact, though, this pattern had already materialized at the end of the Middle Ages, during the 14th century, when merchants began importing fabrics showing this pattern from the Ottoman Empire<\/strong>, most of all into Venice.<\/p>\n

The fruit wasn\u2019t new to Europe, though: Greeks and Romans knew it very well, since they imported it from the Middle East, and it was one of the most inviting – and exclusive – delicacies in Medieval cuisine. But it didn\u2019t turn into a popular fabric design simply because it was flavoursome and expensive.<\/p>\n

Pomegranates indeed hide some symbolic meanings:<\/p>\n