The descriptions by pliny the elder caius plinius secundus in his naturalis historia book xxxi. Natural history page from an italian edition of natural history by pliny the elder, c. Although pliny did not distinguish between fact, opinion, and speculation in his 37volume treatise, he can be credited with. Plinys 37book naturalis historia is a stupor mundi, an encyclopedia of everything there was to knowwhether it was worth knowing or notin. The 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th books are on geography, in which is contained an account of the situation of the different countries, the inhabitants, the seas, towns, harbours, mountains, rivers, and. Whether the world be finite, and whether there be more than one world.
Pliny in his natural history described pozzolana too, but also other concretes had. Red the magic color for solar salt production but since. The historia naturalis is an early encyclopaedia and in it pliny draws on myriad classical sources to document the knowledge of the classical world. Aug 23, 2019 author of naturalis historia, pliny, historia naturalis, c. Plinys natural history is an astonishingly ambitious work that ranges from astronomy to art and from geography to zoology. Naturkunde naturalis historia libri xxxvii, buch xxxvii. 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 among other. Apelles hatte in kos36662 eine weitere venus begonnen, um seine fruhere da.
Pliny the elder, natural history loeb classical library. 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. The latin library the classics page the classics page. Historia naturalis en italiano cayo plinio segundo. Pliny the elder, the natural history john bostock, m. I ran a first proofreading pass immediately after entering each book. Naturalis historia, volume 1 caius plinius secundus full view.
Verlagsfrisch new copy originaleingeschweisst gebunden mit originalschutzumschlag secundus d. Naturalis historia, volume 2 caius plinius secundus full view 1867. Naturalis historia translation in latinenglish dictionary. Introduction caius plinius secundus 2379 ad, bett er known as pliny the elder, was a roman aut hor, naturalist, and.
Libri xxiiixxx bibliotheca scriptorum graecorum et romanorum teubneriana. Pliny the elder pliny, the elder a wikipedia article about this author is available pliny, the elder. Preface pliny natural history preface plinius secundus to his dear vespasian a greeting. Of all the works written by pliny, one only, tlic itistoria. Of all the works written by pliny, one only, the historia naturalis has survived to our. Wittstein, georg christian, 18101887 tippmann collection north carolina state university.
So far our subject has covered the world and its lands, peoples, seas, notable rivers, islands and. Sie bedeutet eine grundlage naturwissenschaftlicher lehre bis weit ins 19. Plinius naturalis historia 36, 126f, latein forum. Plinys historia naturalis natural history is a vast encyclopaedic work and the only book by him to have survived. An account of a book by john eames intituled, jacobi theodori klein historiae piscium naturalis promovendae missus primus gedani, or, the first number of an essay towards promoting the natural history of fishes. Naturalis historia naturalis historia, 1669 edition, title page. Plinius secundus, mit vollstandigem kritischen apparat, berlin, weidmann, 1904, also by sonnich detlef friedrich detlefson page images at hathitrust. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections. The historia naturalis of pliny the elder ad 2379 represents a different approach to the study of animals and another influence on bestiary texts. Natural history encyclopedic scientific work by pliny the.
Plinius secundus nouocomensis equestribus militiis industrie functus. Author of naturalis historia, pliny, historia naturalis, c. Pliny the elder, who died during the eruption of vesuvius in 79 a. Plini secundi naturalis historiae libri xxxvii, the. The project gutenberg ebook of the natural history of pliny. The reading copy of historia naturalis has one illuminated page and thirtyseven illuminated initial letters. The only article about his works was published by gustav heigl in 1885 and 1886 in the newsletter of the maribor classical gymnasium and, in 1912, a short excerpt on apelles naturalis historia 35. Natural history encyclopedic scientific work by pliny. The homepage for plinys natural history the historia naturalis of c. Naturalis historia translation latinenglish dictionary. Links to translation of pliny the elder, natural history. The project gutenberg ebook of the natural history of.
Historia naturalis en italiano biblioteca digital dioscorides volume 750. Early information on the properties of caementum appeared in the books. Books by gaius plinius secundus author of naturgeschichte. Writing in the third century, solinus adapted plinys. Naturkunde naturalis historia libri xxxvii, buch v, geographie. Even by the light of reason alone and particularly if the ancient records of history are investigated, if the unwavering popular conscience is interrogated and the manners and institutions of all races examined, it is sufficiently obvious that there is a certain sacredness and religious character attaching even to the purely. May 14, 2019 naturalis historia by pliny the elder. Historia naturalis, volume 1 secundus, gaius plinius. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. The british library catalogue of illuminated manuscripts. The 1st book is the preface of the work, dedicated to titus vespasian c. Towards the end of his account of painting in book 35, in a section on. Gaius plinius secunduss most popular book is historia naturalis.
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. 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. We would like to show you a description here but the site wont allow us. This extraordinary work was originally composed and written in classical latin around ad 70, and was divided into thirtyseven books. Book title plinius secundus nouocomensis equestribus militiis industrie functus. It is very broad in scope and includes all sorts of facts, observations and myths. Degredienti ad reliquorum lapidum insignes naturas quis dubitet in primis magnetem occurrere. 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 has been translated into english by h. Book vii is of particular interest, as pliny observes at the start. Historical traditions at wells, 1464, 1470, 1497 pdf.
Plinys natural history was the goto encyclopedia for over 1,500 years, from its publication around the year 77 until well into the renaissance. A rare original article from the philosophical transactions of the royal society, 1741. The project gutenberg ebook of the natural history of pliny, vol i. Volumes 12821284 of diapositivas biblioteca historica ucm volume 1 of historia naturalis, cayo plinio segundo incunables biblioteca historica ucm author. The 2nd is on the world, the elements, and the heavenly bodies 50. Translated into english by philemon holland doctor of physicke. Pdf it is commonly believed that the ancient romans were the first to create and use concrete. Historia naturalis, volume 5 latin edition secundus, gaius plinius, hardouin, jean on. 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. 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 the elder pliny, the elder the online books page. May 10, 2016 plinys 37book naturalis historia is a stupor mundi, an encyclopedia of everything there was to knowwhether it was worth knowing or notin rome of the 1st c ad. Naturkunde naturalis historia libri xxxvii buch vi. Naturalis historia, volume 1 caius plinius secundus full view 1866. Volume i of the natural history of gaius plinius secundus. Accessible book, ancient geography, art, art, grecoroman, astronomy. Plinius, etnomedicin a, licheni, naturalis historiae, remedii. Gaius plinius secundus has 75 books on goodreads with 17 ratings.
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