Volume 2 holland, philemon, pliny, the elder, wernerian club on. The natural history volume 2 please ignore tags for genre and track number these will be filled in automatically at the cataloguing stage. The natural history of pliny volume 2 digital collections. Transfer of files completed recordings please always post in this forum thread when youve sent a file. Pliny the elder, tireless researcher and writer, is author of the encyclopedic natural history, in 37 books, an unrivaled compendium of roman knowledge. Author pliny the elder country ancient rome subject natural history, ethnography, art, sculpture, mining, mineralogy genre encyclopaedia, popular science the natural history is a work by pliny the elder. Pliny s last work, according to his nephew, was the naturalis historia literally natural history, an encyclopedia into which he collected much of the knowledge of his time. Pdf the natural history of pliny download ebook for free. It is one of the largest single works to have survived from the roman empire to the modern day and purports to cover the entire.
The project gutenberg ebook of the natural history of pliny, volume 1 of 6, by pliny the elder this ebook is for the use of anyone anywhere in the united states and most other parts of the world at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. Jan 01, 2016 naturalis historia latin for natural history is an encyclopedia published circa ad 7779 by pliny the elder. Natural history, volume i, books 12 loeb classical library no. His sources were personal experience, his own prior works such as the work on germania, and extracts from other works. Utf8 start of this project gutenberg ebook the natural history of pliny produced by turgut dincer, tony browne, stephen rowland and.
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The work became a model for all later encyclopedias in terms of the breadth. The work, which was largely complete by 77 ce, is divided into 37 books and covers such subjects as botany, zoology, and astronomy. The natural history volume 2 pliny the elder 23 79, translated by henry thomas riley 1816 1878 naturalis historia latin for natural history is an encyclopedia published circa ad 7779 by pliny the elder. Natural history, volume i, books 1 2 loeb classical library no. You may copy it, give it away or reuse it under the terms of the project gutenberg license. In 37 books, pliny the eldernot to be confused with his nephew, pliny the youngercovers botany, zoology, astronomy, geology, geography, mineralogy, and how each of these interact with roman life. He claimed to have recorded 20,000 pieces of information, although modern scholars say he underestimated his own output. Classics the natural history vol 2, by pliny the elderle. The natural history was one of the first ancient european texts to be printed, in venice in 1469. Although pliny did not distinguish between fact, opinion, and speculation in his 37volume treatise, he can be credited with. Book details, natural history of pliny natural history of pliny vol.
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The table below is a summary based on modern names for topics. Natural history, volume i, books 12 loeb classical. This volume contains books 3 to 5 of pliny the elders natural history. Mathematical and metrological survey of the universe. As one of the largest and most comprehensive surviving works from the roman empire, pliny the elders natural history offers a rare glimpse into the scholarship of the ancient world. It is one of the largest single works to have survived from the roman empire to the modern day and purports to cover the entire field of ancient knowledge. The natural history of pliny, volume 2 of 6, trans. Gaius plinius secundus ad 232479, called pliny the elder.
The books all explore geography focusing on the regions of italy, spain, greece, then unto africa encompassing various towns and activities and geographical thoughts and interpretations of that time. By purchasing books through this website, you support our nonprofit organization. Pliny the elder pliny, the elder the online books page. Pliny the elder, roman savant and author of the celebrated natural history, an encyclopedic work of uneven accuracy that was an authority on scientific matters up to the middle ages. Classics the natural history vol 2, by pliny the elder. Natural history volume 2, the by pliny the elder on apple. Bibliographical note 1991 an excellent introduction to the natural history is now available in the first volume of the tusculum edition heimeran verlag, munich 1973, edited and translated by roderich konig in collaboration with gerhard winkler. The natural history has been translated into english by h.
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The natural history volume 1 pliny the elder 23 79, translated by henry thomas riley 1816 1878 naturalis historia latin for natural history is an encyclopedia published circa ad 7779 by pliny the elder. Pliny the elder wrote the worlds first encyclopedia. The natural history, volume 1 by pliny the elder 23 79 11. The natural history of pliny, volume 4 bohns classical library the natural history of pliny, henry thomas riley. Pliny the elder, tireless researcher and writer, is author of the encyclopedic natural history, in 37 books.
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