Pliny the elder, who died during the eruption of vesuvius in 79 a. It is one of the largest single works to have survived from the roman empire to the modern day and purports to cover all ancient knowledge. The project gutenberg ebook of the natural history of. Drawn entirely by zelinsky and derived from pliny the elders celebrated natural history, this book tells the tale of lion and stoatthe two greatest artists who ever livedwho compete for immortality. Pliny himself defines his scope as the natural world, or life. 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. Jul 12, 2018 free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. We would like to show you a description here but the site wont allow us. Firth 1900 a few words and phrases have been modified. The natural history of pliny, volume 6 bohns classical library the natural history of pliny, henry thomas riley. Pliny the elder has 277 books on goodreads with 3780 ratings.
For the original article on pliny see dsb, see vol. Pliny the elder, tireless researcher and writer, is author of the encyclopedic natural history, in 37 books, an unrivaled compendium of roman knowledge. Naturalis historia is an early encyclopedia published circa ad 7779 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 all ancient knowledge. Pliny himself died while investigating the volcanic eruption that destroyed pompeii in ad 79, and the natural curiosity that brought about his death is also very much evident in the natural history a book that proved highly influential right up until the renaissance and that his nephew, pliny the younger, described as full of variety as. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. The division of human knowledge into different fieldsbiology, history, mathematics, medicine, and so onis a relatively new invention. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read pliny the elder. Natural history pliny wikimili, the free encyclopedia wikimili, the free encyclopedia. Mingling acute observation with often wild speculation, it offers a fascinating view of the world as it was understood in the first century ad, whether describing the danger of diving for sponges, the first waterclock, or the use of asses milk to remove wrinkles. The digital loeb classical library extends the founding mission of james loeb with an interconnected, fully searchable, perpetually growing virtual library of all that is important in greek and latin literature. Covid19 is an emerging, rapidly evolving situation. Pliny the elder, tireless researcher and writer, is author of the encyclopedic natural history, in 37 books, an unrivaled compendium of roman knowledge the contents of the books are as follows. American museum of natural history handbook series no.
Plinys natural history is an astonishingly ambitious work that ranges from astronomy to art and from geography to zoology. The only translation of plinys natural history which has hitherto appeared in the english language is that by philemon holland, published in the latter part of the reign of elizabeth. The work, which was largely complete by 77 ce, is divided into 37 books and covers such subjects as botany, zoology, and astronomy. Pliny was a compiler, a gatherer and recorder of information. Pliny the younger, latin in full gaius plinius caecilius secundus, born 6162 ce, comum italydied c. See key to translations for an explanation of the format. From antiquity through the middle ages and into the renaissance, plinys massive compilation of knowledge remained a. Read more about the sites features pliny the elder 2379 ce, tireless researcher and writer, is author of the encyclopedic natural history, in 37 books, an unrivaled.
Naturalis historia is a book about the whole of the natural world in latin by pliny the elder, a roman author and naval commander who died in 79 ad. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. Links to translation of pliny the elder, natural history. The natural history has been translated into english by h. This book is available with additional data at biodiversity heritage library. Search the history of over 431 billion web pages on the internet. 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. Table of contents of the others and of authorities. Mathematical and metrological survey of the universe. The natural history there is no book so bad that some good cannot be got out of it, pliny the elder used to say, and he read everything that he could obtain. The zoology chapters books 8 to 11 are frequently quoted, though pliny is not always acknowledged as the. Pliny s natural history is an astonishingly ambitious work that ranges from astronomy to art and from geography to zoology. Pliny s natural history, either directly or indirectly through quotes by later authors, greatly influenced the development of the bestiary and other medieval beast literature.
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. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. 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. It is no disparagement to hollands merits, as a diligent and generally faithful translator, to say that his work is unsuited to the requirements of the nineteenth century. See all formats and editions hide other formats and editions.
The works subject area is thus not limited to what is today understood by natural history. His nephew pliny the younger gives an indication how devoted his uncle was to reading and studying, which was like working to him the only time he took from his work was for his bath, and by bath i mean his actual immersion, for while. The work, which was largely complete by 77 ce, is divided into 37 books and covers such. Pliny the elders most popular book is natural history. The natural history book vii with book viii 4 ebook written by pliny the pliny the elder.
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. Pliny the elder 2379 ce, tireless researcher and writer, is author of the encyclopedic natural history, in 37 books, an unrivaled compendium of roman knowledge. The natural history of pliny, volume 1 of 6 by the elder. More information about this seller contact this seller 15. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. On india xxvi 96 but before we go on to a detailed account of these countries, it is suitable to indicate the facts reported by onesicritus after sailing with the fleet of alexander round from india to the interior of farsistan, and quite recently related in detail by juba. Plinys natural history, either directly or indirectly through quotes by later authors, greatly influenced the development of the bestiary and other medieval beast literature. Naturalis historia latin for natural history is an encyclopedia published circa ad 7779 by pliny the elder. Natural history pliny wikimili, the free encyclopedia. The natural history of pliny, volume 1 of 6 by the elder pliny free ebook project gutenberg. On india xxvi 96 but before we go on to a detailed account of these countries, it is suitable to indicate the facts reported by onesicritus after sailing with the fleet of alexander round from india to the interior of farsistan, and quite recently related in detail by juba, and then to state the searoute. Featured texts all books all texts latest this just in smithsonian libraries fedlink us genealogy lincoln collection. Publication date 1938 topics natural history publisher. Details natural history biodiversity heritage library.
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