Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read naturalis historiae. The natural history of pliny volume 3 digital collections. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. Sep 30, 2010 naturalis historia latin for natural history is an encyclopedia published circa ad 7779 by pliny the elder. Museums oldest natural history book now accessible online.
Translated into english by philemon holland doctor of physicke. Natural history volume 3 by pliny the elder loyal books. Natural history encyclopedic scientific work by pliny the elder. Natural history plinii naturalis historia prefatio plinius secundus vespasiano suo s. Natural history volume 1, the by pliny the elder on apple. The homepage for plinys natural history the historia naturalis of c. Compra tu kindle aqui, or download a free kindle reading app. Pliny the elder, historia naturalis, in latin miniatore dei. Author of naturalis historia, pliny, historia naturalis, c. The project gutenberg ebook of the natural history of pliny. Pdf literarni izvori za iliricke provincije dalmaciju i. Preface pliny natural history preface plinius secundus to his dear vespasian a greeting. Paperback published in 1991, paperback published in 2004, 9025341845 hardcover published in 2004, 014044.
The natural history book vii with book viii 4 ebook written by pliny the elder. This work, however, xvi is not a natural history in the modern acceptation of the term, but rather a vast encyclop. Ungar, 1957, also by loyd ed haberly page images at hathitrust. Aude doody the elder pliny s natural history is one of the largest and most extraordinary works to survive from antiquity. The focus of modern scholarship on pliny the elders naturalis historia tends towards. An xml version of this text is available for download, with. The natural history of pliny, volume 2 of 6 by the elder pliny download this ebook similar books bibliographic record. Book or magazine covers, commercial, promotional, advertorial, endorsement. Pliny s natural history is an astonishingly ambitious work that ranges from astronomy to art and from geography to zoology. Pliny the elder, naturalis historia karl friedrich theodor mayhoff, ed.
Natural history, volume i, books 12 loeb classical library no. In the introduction to the naturalis historia by pliny the elder and in a letter to macro baebius by his nephew pliny the younger epistulae, 3. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer no. Pliny the elder, historia naturalis, in latin miniatore. Most gracious highness let this title, a supremely true one, be yours, while that of most eminent grows to old age with your sirei have resolved to recount b to you, in a somewhat presumptuous letter, the offspring of my latest travail, my volumes of natural history a novel task for the native. This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. Pliny the elder, natural history loeb classical library. It has often been referred to as an encyclopedia, usually without full awareness of what such a characterisation implies.
Pliny the elder 2379 naturalis historia latin for natural history is an encyclopedia published circa ad 7779 by pliny the elder. Volume i of the natural history of gaius plinius secundus. Natural history quotes by pliny the elder goodreads. Pliny the elder, naturalis historia, book preface, chapter 1. An xml version of this text is available for download, with the additional restriction that. Mar 17, 2021 contents of pliny s natural history divided into thirtyseven books preface.
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Jul 12, 2018 of all the works written by pliny, one only, the historia naturalis has survived to our times. Pliny the elder naturalis historia latin for natural history is an 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 the entire field of ancient knowledge, based on the best. Pliny the elder pliny, the elder the online books page.
The natural history of pliny, volume 1 of 6 by the elder. Of all the works written by pliny, one only, the historia naturalis has survived to our times. In the two introductory books, philology, personified as a maiden, is. The natural history, written around ad 77 by roman author pliny the elder described the natural work in thirtyseven books ranging from astronomy to geology, from zoology and botany to human physiology. The natural history of pliny, volume 1 of 6 by the elder pliny. It is divided into 37 books across 10 volumes, and was intended to cover the breadth of ancient knowledge. This is in the form of a covering letter from pliny, to accompany the gift of his treatise on natural history to his friend vespasian caesar i. Plini secundi naturalis historiae libri xxxvii, histoire naturelle, the historie of the vvorld. It has often been referred to as an encyclopedia, usually without full awareness of. 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. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. The project gutenberg ebook of the natural history of.
The elder pliny s natural history is one of the largest and most extraordinary works to survive from antiquity. Volume 78 of bohns classical library the natural history of pliny, henry thomas riley. Naturalis historia latin for natural history is an encyclopedia published circa ad 7779 by pliny the elder. Buy a cheap copy of naturalis historia book by pliny the elder. It is an encyclopedic work, designed to illustrate a philosophical belief in a benign providence, and to assimilate greek. 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. Naturalis historia naturalis historia, 1669 edition, title page. Incunabula in american libraries, p786 reichling, d. Naturalis 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. The natural history of pliny volume 6 digital collections. Jul 12, 2018 free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by.
Appendices ad hainiicopingeri repertorium bibliographicum, 87 variation catalogue of books printed in the xvth century now in the british museum, v, p. It is an encyclopedic work, designed to illustrate a philosophical belief in a benign providence, and to assimilate greek knowledge for the roman world. This volume one includes the first five books, covering the following subjects. In thirtyseven books, naturalis historiae, libri 37, the elder pliny s chapters on chemical subjects. Natural history wikisource, the free online library. Translate naturalis historia in english online and download now our free translator to use any time at no charge. Compacted from the many volumes of the historia naturalis by loyd haberly. Reviewed in the united states on august 2, 2015 pliny the elder wrote historia naturalis 2000 years ago in the first century. Illuminated page from the naturalis historia by pliny the. Dec 20, 2016 its author is roman philosopher and scholar gaius plinius secundus, commonly known as pliny the elder ad 2379. The natural history of pliny, volume 1 of 6 by the elder pliny download this ebook similar books bibliographic record.
Illuminated page from the naturalis historia by pliny the elder, latin manuscript. The natural history by pliny the elder free at loyal books. Ii of pliny the elder s naturalis historia natural history, 1st century ce contained a summary of astronomical matters. Wittstein, georg christian, 18101887 tippmann collection north carolina state university. 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. Pliny the elder by joyce irene whalley and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Pliny the elder 23 79 translated by henry thomas riley 1816 1878. The reading copy of historia naturalis has one illuminated page and thirtyseven illuminated initial letters. 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. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read pliny the elder.
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