Pliny the elder has 280 books on goodreads with 3768 ratings. At some times more lofty and at other times more near linda dodge. The books all explore geography focusing on the regions of italy, spain, greece, then unto africa encompassing various towns and activities and geographical thoughts and interpretations of that time. Pliny the elders natural history provides the reader with an excellent overview of what life was seen as during his time. 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. Featured texts all books all texts latest this just in smithsonian libraries fedlink us genealogy lincoln collection.
Plinys historia naturalis natural history is a vast encyclopaedic work and the only book by him to have survived. The project gutenberg ebook of the natural history of pliny, volume 1 of 6, by pliny the elder this ebook is for the use of anyone anywhere in the united states and most other parts of the world at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. Search the history of over 424 billion web pages on the internet. This extraordinary work was originally composed and. 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. As for the nocturnal hours spent writing, these were seen not as a loss of sleep but as. This book is available with additional data at biodiversity heritage library. Publication date 1938 topics natural history publisher. A major section of the natural history, books xx to xxix, discusses matters related to medicine, especially plants that yield useful drugs. Its author is roman philosopher and scholar gaius plinius secundus, commonly known as pliny the elder ad 2379. 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.
I ran a first proofreading pass immediately after entering each book, so that the text of all the books is quite good already. Librivox recording of the natural history, volume 3, by pliny the elder. 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. 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. His natural history contained over a million words in 37 volumes pliny attempted to document all known facts about the natural world.
This volume contains books 3 to 5 of pliny the elders natural history. Naturalis historia latin for natural history is an encyclopedia published circa ad 7779 by pliny the elder. He claimed to have recorded 20,000 pieces of information, although modern scholars say he underestimated his own output. The only translation of plinys natural history which has hitherto appeared in. Natural history encyclopedic scientific work by pliny. Naturalis historia latin for natural history is an encyclopedia published.
Pliny the younger, latin in full gaius plinius caecilius secundus, born 6162 ce, comum italydied c. The project gutenberg ebook of the natural history of. Natural history pliny wikimili, the free encyclopedia. If you book with tripadvisor, you can cancel at least 24 hours before the start date of your tour for a full refund. Natural history museum venice 2020 all you need to.
Natural history pliny abebooks shop for books, art. 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. 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. 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. Natural history, volume iii, books 811 loeb classical library no.
The natural history, which was dedicated to titus in 77, was. The project gutenberg ebook of the natural history of pliny, vol i. Pliny the elders most popular book is natural history. Pliny the elder wrote the worlds first encyclopedia.
Podcast for kids nfb radio 101 sermon podcast backstage opera for iphoneipod pauping off all steak no sizzle podcast church of the oranges. 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. Healy has produced an excellent selection of pliny s works in a very readable translation with helpful, but not cumbersome, notes. The zoology chapters books 8 to 11 are frequently quoted, though pliny is not always acknowledged as the source. Rare books natural history more rare books from independent bookstores click for full size. His nephew pliny the younger gives an indication how devoted his uncle was to reading and studying, which was like working to him. Even the errors of these authors are a portion of the history of nature, and. Although pliny did not distinguish between fact, opinion, and speculation in his 37volume treatise, he can be credited with. Natural history museum can be crowded, so we recommend booking etickets ahead of time to secure your spot. Covid19 is an emerging, rapidly evolving situation. Nhbs supply wildlife survey equipment and books to naturalists, academics and ecological and conservation professionals.
American museum of natural history handbook series no. 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 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. 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. Pliny the elder, tireless researcher and writer, is author of the encyclopedic natural history, in 37 books, an unrivaled compendium of roman knowledge. The table below is a summary based on modern names for topics. There is no book so bad that some good cannot be got out of it, pliny the. Hybanda, once an ionian island, is now 25 miles distant from the sea, ephesus has syria as part of the mainland, and its neighbour magnesia the derasides and sapphonia. 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. See all 5 natural history museum tickets and tours on tripadvisor. Pliny the elder, natural history loeb classical library. Museums oldest natural history book now accessible online.
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