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Pliny the elder, natural history loeb classical library. Naturalis historia naturgeschichte plinius secundus. Of all the works written by pliny, one only, tlic itistoria. Volume i of the natural history of gaius plinius secundus.

Pliny the elder is a unique phenomenon in the history of the literary transmission of antique texts. Pliny the elder simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. May 14, 2019 open library is an initiative of the internet archive, a 501c3 nonprofit, building a digital library of internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. Perseus provides credit for all accepted changes, storing new additions in a versioning system. Plinius arrangierte darin traditionelles naturwissenschaftliches wissen griechischer autoren wie aristoteles.

This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. University of reading 2011 page 3 beginning of book 10, on the nature of birds, including the ostrich, the phoenix and the eagle, from the university of readings copy of the 1472 edition of plinys historia naturalis, with a detail of the illuminated initial. Pliny the elder 44 followers gaius plinius secundus 23 ad august 25, 79 ad, better known as pliny the elder, was a roman author, naturalist, and natural philosopher, as well as naval and army commander of the early roman empire, and personal friend of the emperor vespasian. Direct observation, informed speculation and common knowledge are combined to present a key snapshot of ancient thought and the romans. Natural history encyclopedic scientific work by pliny the elder. Pliny the elder wrote many works of history and biography, but he is best known for his book called natural history which gives moderns a good idea about the thinking of the ancients about biology, science, and medicine. Pliny the elder, tireless researcher and writer, is author of. The warrior and the woman pdf book download online.

Bostock, john, 17731846, translator riley, henry t. 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. In ad 77, pliny published his famous 37volume work naturalis historia or natural history. Unusually, the entire remarkable work it contains over a million words has survived intact it is one of the most substantial ancient works available to modern readers.

Plinys 37book naturalis historia is a stupor mundi, an encyclopedia of everything there was to knowwhether it was worth knowing or notin. Gaius plinius secunduss most popular book is historia naturalis. Natural history pliny project gutenberg selfpublishing. Corinthium aes versus electrum the anecdote as an expression of roman identity in pliny the elders naturalis historia by agnes darab pliny the elder has. Jan 06, 2014 historia naturalis, compiled by pliny the elder a. The natural history of pliny, volume 1 of 6 by the elder pliny free. Mdzreader band plinius naturgeschichte plinius secundus. Plinii secundi naturalis historia, volume 4 pliny the elder. Naturalis historiae libri xxxvi by pliny, the elder. It included chapters on astronomy, geography, medicine, minerals, human beings, animals, and related historical events.

Publication date 184749 topics natural history publisher london printed for the club by g. The world, and this whatever other name men have chosen to designate the sky whose vaulted roof encircles the universe is fitly believed to be a deity, eternal, immeasurable, a being that never began to exist and never will perish. The biodiversity heritage library works collaboratively to make biodiversity literature openly available to the world as part of a global biodiversity community. Spending most of his spare time studying, writing or investigating natural and geographic phenomena in the field, he wrote an encyclopedic work, natural history naturalis historia, which became a model for many subsequent encyclopedic texts. Gaius plinius secundus has 75 books on goodreads with 17 ratings. Pliny the elders naturalis historia with its varied content enables and expects us to. Pliny the elder, historia naturalis whalley, joyce irene on. Plinii secundi naturalis historia, volume 2 reprint 1867 by pliny the elder.

Pliny the elder naturalis historia latin for natural history is an encyclopedia published circa ad 7779 by pliny the elder. Pomponius secundus, in two books, a person by whom he had been. The latin library the classics page the classics page. Natural history plinii naturalis historia prefatio plinius secundus vespasiano suo s. Although pliny did not distinguish between fact, opinion, and speculation in his 37volume treatise, he can be credited with. Plinius naturgeschichte autor hrsg plinius secundus, gaius. Page 431 the name which these stones bear, originates, it is said, in the peculiar tint of their brilliancy, which, after closely approaching the colour of wine, passes off into a violet without being fully pronounced. For information on his intriguing but illdocumented career and contacts the reader is referred to the series of articles by the late sir ronald syme, in which a plausible life is painstakingly reconstructed. Pliny the elder, naturalis historia, liber xxiii, chapter 1.

In the concluding five books 3337 of naturalis historia, which are about. The reading copy of historia naturalis has one illuminated page and thirtyseven illuminated initial letters. The natural history book vii with book viii 4 pliny the elders natural history is a vast encyclopaedia, surveying natural phenomena from cosmology to biology, medicine to magic. This book is available with additional data at biodiversity heritage library. Libros naturalis historiae, novicium camenis quiritium tuorum opus, natos apud me proxima fetura licentiore epistula narrare 1 constitui tibi, iucundissime imperatorsit enim haec tui praefatio, verissima, dum maximi consenescit in patre. The natural history by pliny the elder free at loyal books. Au wittstein, georg christian, au tippmann collection north carolina state university. The 1472 edition of plinys historia naturalis is the second oldest printed book in the university of readings rare book collections, and one of twelve examples of incunabula or early printed books held by the university. Cajus plinius secundus naturgeschichte, volume 18 pliny the younger full view 1854.

This book is not intended to be a biography of pliny. Pdf naturalis historia naturgeschichte by pliny the elder. 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, based on the best authorities available to pliny. Jan 19, 2012 this is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. Books by gaius plinius secundus author of naturgeschichte. Natural history, encyclopaedic scientific work of dubious accuracy by pliny the elder, completed in 77 ce as naturae historiae and conventionally known as naturalis historia. Complete dictionary of scientific biography 11 2008. Following this trend, the purpose of this study is to approach book 37, in which pliny lists and. Healy, john f pliny the elder on science and technology. The works subject area is thus not limited to what is today understood by natural history. The focus of modern scholarship on pliny the elders naturalis historia tends towards two primary goals. Naturalis historia latin for natural history is an encyclopedia published circa ad 7779 by pliny the elder. Naturalis historia naturalis historia, 1669 edition, title page.

Plinii secundi naturalis historia, volume 6 pliny the elder. Inhaltlich naturlich hervorragend, plinius verdient 5 volle sterne. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the natural history of pliny.