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Pliny the elder, tireless researcher and writer, is author of the encyclopedic natural history, in 37 books, an unrivaled compendium of roman knowledge. Natural history, volume x, books 3637 loeb classical library no. Pliny devised a summarium, or list of contents, at the beginning of the work that was later interpreted by modern printers as a table of contents. Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. No volumes within a set would ever have been sold individually by folio, so devotees would.
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Pliny the elder has 277 books on goodreads with 3804 ratings. Ive thought about ordering it but am curious as to someof the details. The name coracinus has been applied to more than, one fish of a sooty colour. His natural history contained over a million words in 37 volumes pliny attempted to document all known facts about the natural world. Pliny chase 18201886, american scientist, mathematician. This is a book cover for the folio societys publication of the historia naturalis by pliny the elder. Has anyone purchased and received pliny s natural history. Published in series with charles van sandwyks bestselling how to see fairies, mr rabbits symphony of nature and other tails is a new folio society treasury of poems and stories, all beautifully illustrated and elaborately decorated. Natural history pliny project gutenberg selfpublishing. Pliny the elder and a natural history chief writing wolf. Pliny the elder 23 ad79 ad, ancient roman nobleman, scientist, historian, and author of naturalis historia plinys natural history pliny the younger died 1, ancient roman statesman, orator, writer, and pliny the elders nephew and adopted son. Pliny the elderpage threenatural historyprintsnaturebooksbeautifullivrosnaturaleza. Mar 26, 2012 natural history pliny folio society devotees. Xxxvii with introductory chapters and a commentary, but the commentary is affected by the translation, which is merely a modernization of philemon hollands version.
However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study. Internet archive bookreader pliny s natural history. 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. While pliny only knew the world from his own experiences, natural history is proof what an ambitious, curious and educated mind can accomplish. Pliny the elder 23 ad79 ad, ancient roman nobleman, scientist, historian, and author of naturalis historia plinys natural history. The folio society is selling the complete natural history at a discounted rate for members.
The silurus of pliny is perhaps a species of cuviers genus schilbe, although true siluri are found in the nile. The publisher must have thought if they changed the last name a little they wouldnt have to pay royalties to plinys family. List of folio society book series folio society devotees. A major section of the natural history, books xx to xxix, discusses matters related to medicine, especially plants that. Blue boards with gilt title to spines, paper front sides with colourful blocked designs. Publication date 184749 topics natural history publisher london printed for the club by g. Pliny, the author of the natural history, is called the elder in order to distinguish him from his nephew who was also a noted author in his own right. Pliny the elders natural history and millions of other books are available for amazon kindle. Gaius plinius secundus, or pliny the elder, was a roman officer and author of natural history, the first published encyclopedia of the natural world.
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