Topics included are the mathematics and metrology of the universe. This text is part of the internet ancient history sourcebook. Such then is the present state of the world, and of the countries, nations, more remarkable seas, islands, and cities which it contains. 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. Pliny the elder, natural history loeb classical library. The table below is a summary based on modern names for topics. 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. Lust is an enemy to the purse, a foe to the person, a canker to the mind, a corrosive to the conscience, a weakness of the wit, a besotter of the senses, and finally, a mortal bane to all the body. However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study. The nature of the animated beings which exist upon it, is hardly in any degree less worthy of our contemplation than its other features. Pliny the elder, who died during the eruption of vesuvius in 79 a. Naturalis historia by pliny the elder, was dedicated to the emperor titus in 77 ce, and published posthumously, following plinys death while observing the eruption of vesuvius in 79 ce. Questia read the fulltext online edition of natural history of pliny vol. Selection of the vestal virgins the first vestal was taken from her parents as though she had been captured in.
He claimed to have recorded 20,000 pieces of information, although modern scholars say he underestimated his own output. Pliny, the author of the natural history, is called the elder in order to distinguish him from his. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle. The natural history of pliny, volume 5 bohns classical library the natural history of pliny, pliny the elder. 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. 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.
Pliny himself defines his scope as the natural world, or life. Pliny the elder 2379 ce produced in his natural history a vast compendium of roman knowledge. Plinys natural history was the goto encyclopedia for over 1,500 years, from its publication around the year 77 until well into the renaissance. 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. Gaius plinius secundus 23 ad 25 august 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 spending most of his spare time studying, writing or investigating natural and geographic phenomena in the field, he wrote an. The natural history was one of the first ancient european texts to be printed, in venice in 1469. Pliny s natural history vol 2 download pliny s natural history vol 2 ebook pdf or read online books in pdf, epub, and mobi format. We would like to show you a description here but the site wont allow us.
Naturalis historia naturalis historia, 1669 edition, title page. Selection of the vestal virgins the first vestal was taken from her parents as though she had been captured in war, and led by the hand. Natural history pliny project gutenberg selfpublishing. Publication date 1938 topics natural history publisher. Notes on antique folklore on the basis of plinys natural. Lacuscurtius pliny the elders natural history book 28. 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. Buy pliny natural history in ten volumes volume viii libri xxviii xxxii loeb classical library by pliny, in good condition. Pliny s natural history is an astonishingly ambitious work that ranges from astronomy to art and from geography to zoology. In ad 77, pliny published his famous 37volume work naturalis historia or natural history. Natural history encyclopedic scientific work by pliny. 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. Pliny natural history in ten volumes volume viii libri xxviii.
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 simple english wikipedia, the free. The loeb classical library edition of natural history is in ten volumes. Volume i of the natural history of gaius plinius secundus. 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. It is an encyclopedic work, designed to illustrate a philosophical belief in a benign providence, and to assimilate greek knowledge for the roman world. Pliny the elder simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Hese books, containing the history of nature, which a few days since i brought. It is an encyclopedic work, designed to illustrate a philosophical belief in a benign providence, and to assimilate greek. I should have finished describing the character remedies from animals. 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. Pliny the elder, tireless researcher and writer, is author of the encyclopedic natural history, in 37 books, an unrivaled compendium of roman knowledge. The sourcebook is a collection of public domain and copypermitted texts related to medieval and byzantine history. The only translation of plinys natural history which has hitherto appeared in the. Download pdf pliny s natural history vol 2 free online. Its frequent digressions into issues of morality and gossipy, occasionally rambling style would certainly not be at home in a modern encyclopedia, but its allencompassing scope covering botany, zoology, astronomy, geology, and medicine. Pliny the elders natural history is a vast encyclopaedia, surveying natural phenomena from cosmology to biology, medicine to magic.
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. Notes on antique folklore on the basis of plinys natural history l. The project gutenberg ebook of the natural history of. 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. Pomponius secundus, in two books, a person by whom. Plinys historia naturalis natural history is a vast encyclopaedic work and the only book by him to have survived. Jones and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Natural living for a happy and healthy family coffee. Natural history encyclopedic scientific work by pliny the. 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. Aug 10, 2018 pliny the elder, natural history, book xxviii. The natural history of pliny, volume 1 of 6 by pliny, the elder author. 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.
The project gutenberg ebook of the natural history of pliny. Pliny the elder wrote the worlds first encyclopedia. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. Pliny the elder natural history, book xviii, chapter 6. I ran a first proofreading pass immediately after entering each book, so that the text of all the books is quite good already. Naturalis historia by pliny the elder, was dedicated to the emperor titus in 77 ce, and published posthumously, following pliny s death while observing the eruption of vesuvius in 79 ce. Book xxvi book xxvii additional notes index of plants list of diseases and affections index of names vol 8 introduction book xxviii book xxix book xxx book xxxi book xxxii additional notes popular medicine in ancient italy list of diseases and affections mentioned by pliny index. Unless otherwise indicated the specific electronic form of the document is. Pliny s natural history the naturalis historia is one of the largest works to have survived from the roman empire to the modern day.
It claims to cover the entire field of ancient knowledge, based on the best authorities available to pliny. Other readers will always be interested in your opinion of the books youve read. The works subject area is thus not limited to what is today understood by natural history. 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. Pliny the elder quotes top 116 from roman naturalist. Utf8 start of this project gutenberg ebook natural history of pliny, vol 1 produced by turgut dincer, brian wilcox. The project gutenberg ebook of the natural history of pliny, vol i. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the us or from the uk, depending on stock availability. We should have now concluded our description of the.
Click download or read online button to pliny s natural history vol 2 book pdf for free now. Permission is granted for electronic copying, distribution in print form for. Sing it songbird podcast natural living for a happy and healthy family coffee with friends liberando mentes podcast. Direct observation, informed speculation and common knowledge are combined to present a key snapshot of ancient thought and the romans perspective on the world around them. Pliny natural history in ten volumes volume viii libri. This book is available with additional data at biodiversity. Links to translation of pliny the elder, natural history. Feb 12, 2019 contents of pliny s natural history divided into thirtyseven books preface. 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. This extraordinary work was originally composed and. Contents of plinys natural history divided into thirtyseven books preface.
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. 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 one of the largest single works to have survived from the roman empire to the modern day and purports to cover all ancient knowledge. Search the history of over 431 billion web pages on the internet. Direct observation, informed speculation and common knowledge are combined to present a key snapshot of ancient thought and the romans perspective on the.
Pliny s natural history vol 2 download pliny s natural history. Natural history, volume iv, books 1216 loeb classical library no. Although pliny did not distinguish between fact, opinion, and speculation in his 37volume treatise, he can be credited with. Whether youve loved the book or not, if you give your honest and detailed thoughts then people will find new books that are right for them. Plinys natural history is an astonishingly ambitious work that ranges from astronomy to art and from geography to zoology. 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. The natural history of pliny, volume 6 bohns classical library the natural history of pliny, henry thomas riley.
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