More information about this seller contact this seller 15. Although pliny did not distinguish between fact, opinion, and speculation in his 37volume treatise, he can be credited with the creation of the first scientific encyclopaedia. Natural history encyclopedic scientific work by pliny the. Natural history by pliny the elder, 97801404441, download free ebooks, download free pdf epub ebook. English translation of pliny the elder, natural history, book 35, 1100, by h. His nephew pliny the younger gives an indication how devoted his uncle was to reading and studying, which was like working to him. Jun 27, 2017 the description by pliny the elder is a quote from his natural history naturalis historia, book 8, chapter 31. Pliny the elder, the natural history john bostock, m.
Elders natural history into german, together with a commentary. Pliny the elder wrote the worlds first encyclopedia. Pliny the elders most popular book is natural history. Plinys natural history, either directly or indirectly through quotes by later authors, greatly influenced the development of the bestiary and other medieval beast literature. His greatest and only surviving work, the natural history, has been called one of the most influential books ever written in latin. Pliny s natural history in thirtyseven books hardcover august 8. Cleopatras pearls dissolved in vinegar the history blog. 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. Lacuscurtius pliny the elders natural history book 31. American museum of natural history handbook series no. He wrote the encyclopedic naturalis historia natural history, which became an editorial model for encyclopedias.
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. For the original article on pliny see dsb, see vol. 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. The project gutenberg ebook of the natural history of. From antiquity through the middle ages and into the renaissance, plinys massive compilation of knowledge remained a. The description by pliny the elder is a quote from his natural history naturalis historia, book 8, chapter 31. Gaius plinius secundus ad 232479, called pliny the elder.
This book is available with additional data at biodiversity heritage library. Cleopatra, the last of the queens of egypt, was in possession of them both, they having come to her by descent from the kings of. The natural history has been translated into english by h. 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. His greatest and only surviving work, the natural history, has been called one of the most influential books ever written in latin pliny whose full name was gaius plinius secundus, was born at comum in the. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read plinys natural history. Pliny the elder has 277 books on goodreads with 3804 ratings. The romans, it is well attested, viewed greek medicine and doctors with. Links to translation of pliny the elder, natural history, by h. Click on the l symbols to go to the latin text of each chapter. Natural history locros ix tiberis, roma, xixiv insularum lxiv in his baliarium, corsicae, sardiniae, siciliae, xvxxii italiae a locris usque ravennam. The zoology chapters books 8 to 11 are frequently quoted, though pliny is not always acknowledged as the. Plinys historia naturalis natural history is a vast encyclopaedic work and the only book by him to have survived.
Pliny whose full name was gaius plinius secundus, was born at comum in the region north of the po river and was educated in rome. Theres a famous story relayed by pliny the elder in his natural history that cleopatra drank the largest pearls in the world dissolved in vinegar on a bet with marc antony there were formerly two pearls, the largest that had been ever seen in the whole world. Links to translation of pliny the elder, natural history. Natural history pliny wikimili, the free encyclopedia wikimili, the free encyclopedia. Pliny the elder, who died during the eruption of vesuvius in 79 a. In thirtyseven books internet archive bookreader pliny s natural history. This edition of book 31 and 37 is part of the first modern translation of pliny the elders natural history into german, together with a commentary. Internet archive bookreader plinys natural history.
Plinius secundus nouocomensis equestribus militiis industrie functus by. 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. Historia naturalis plinys only extant work covered everything in the natural world, from the history of art to mining techniques. The natural history of pliny, volume 1 of 6 by pliny, the elder author. Natural history pliny wikimili, the free encyclopedia. Pliny s natural history is an astonishingly ambitious work that ranges from astronomy to art and from geography to zoology. 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. The project gutenberg ebook of the natural history of pliny. The homepage for plinys natural history the historia naturalis of c. His sources were personal experience, his own prior works such as the work on germania, and extracts from other works. The complete latin text of book xxxi of the historia naturalis of c. Naturalis historia latin for natural history is an encyclopedia published circa ad 7779 by pliny the elder. In ad 77, pliny published his famous 37volume work naturalis historia or natural history.
Plinys natural history is an extraordinarily important document in the history of western science. The natural history which is actually a sort of encyclopedia of roman wisdom and prejudices has probably fallen out of favour because the first two books are surprisingly tedious. Jan 22, 2020 31 thoughts on on pliny the elder and the monstrous natural history of the plinian races keith stankiewicz on january 28, 2020 at 2. Search the history of over 431 billion web pages on the internet. 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. In thirtyseven books, volumes plinys natural history.
On pliny the elder and the monstrous natural history of the. The natural history of pliny, volume 2 bohns classical library the natural history of pliny, henry thomas riley. This extraordinary work was originally composed and. On pliny the elder and the monstrous natural history of. Spending most of his spare time studying, writing, and investigating natural and geographic phenomena in the field, pliny wrote the encyclopedic naturalis historia natural history, which. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read pliny the elder. This edition of book 31 and 37 is part of the first modern translation of pliny the. Although pliny did not distinguish between fact, opinion, and speculation in his 37volume treatise, he can be credited with. Gaius plinius secundus, 23 79 ce was a roman author, naturalist and natural philosopher, a naval and army commander of the early roman empire, and friend of the emperor vespasian.
Pliny the elder, tireless researcher and writer, is author of the encyclopedic natural history, in 37 books, an unrivaled compendium of roman knowledge. I will amend the description to include this information. Utf8 start of this project gutenberg ebook natural history of pliny, vol 1 produced by turgut dincer, brian wilcox. 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. 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. The natural history of pigeons illustrated by thirtytwo plates coloured, and numerous woodcuts with memoir of pliny by andrew crichton the naturalists library ornithology vol v gallinaceous birds part iii pigeons natural history of pigeons 1st edition 1835. 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. Mar 31, 2011 history from nero to vespasian in 31 volumes. For my research i need especially books 31 and 33, with small parts of books 2, 9 and 19. Pliny the elder, natural history loeb classical library. This is very bad publicity and false advertising read more. Konig commentary together with a contribution by w.
Pliny was a compiler, a gatherer and recorder of information. 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. For centuries the natural history served as the western worlds primary source of scientific information and theory book i summarizes the entire contents of the work, listing the authors and sometimes the titles of. 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. Internet archive bookreader pliny s natural history. Pliny the elders natural history, from firstcentury rome, is the most important surviving encyclopedia of the ancient world. 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. 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.
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. Hese books, containing the history of nature, which a few days since i brought to. Click on the l symbols to go to the latin text of each. The natural history book vii with book viii 4 ebook written by pliny the pliny the elder. Historia naturalis was the most complete first encyclopedia of natural history. As a guide to the cultural meanings of everyday things in ancient rome it. Natural history pliny the elder john healey download. He claimed to have recorded 20,000 pieces of information, although modern scholars say he underestimated his own output.
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