The 1469 printing of plinys historia naturalis owned by the rakow library is a rare first edition. Accessible book, ancient geography, art, art, grecoroman, astronomy. Plinys natural history is an astonishingly ambitious work that ranges from astronomy to art and from geography to zoology. Naturalis historia naturalis historia, 1669 edition, title page. Plinius naturalis historia 36, 126f, latein forum.
The 1st book is the preface of the work, dedicated to titus vespasian c. This extraordinary work was originally composed and written in classical latin around ad 70, and was divided into thirtyseven books. W right, a critical edition of book 37 of plinys naturalis historia with introduction and notes, ph. Plinys historia naturalis natural history is a vast encyclopaedic work and the only book by him to have survived.
The natural history of pliny, volume 2 bohns classical library the natural history of pliny, henry thomas riley. Et quidam et montium sonitus nemorumque mugitus praedicunt et sine aura. Jan 06, 2014 in book 24, he mentions a theater with a threestory stage. Pliniovo jedine zachovane dielo, naturalis historia prirodoveda, predstavuje ohromujuci encyklopedisticky subor rimskych. So far our subject has covered the world and its lands, peoples, seas, notable rivers, islands and. It was the second title and one of only three works to have. 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. 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. This extraordinary work was originally composed and written in classical. Libros naturalis historiae, novicium camenis quiritium tuorum opus, natos apud me proxima fetura. Book title plinius secundus nouocomensis equestribus militiis industrie functus.
Pliny the elder pliny, the elder the online books page. Naturalis historia latin for natural history is an encyclopedia published circa ad 7779 by pliny the elder. I ran a first proofreading pass immediately after entering each book. Natural history plinii naturalis historia prefatio plinius secundus vespasiano suo s.
The latin library the classics page the classics page. 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. Naturalis historia, volume 1 caius plinius secundus full view 1866. Pliny the elder gaius plinius secundus, 2379 ad referring to the island of patale, at the mouth of the indus, wrote in historia naturalis. Plini secundi naturalis historiae libri xxxvii, the historie of the vvorld. Ustav klasickych studii bakalarska diplomova prace is mu. It is very broad in scope and includes all sorts of facts, observations and myths. 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.
Historia naturalis, volume 1 secundus, gaius plinius. Of all the works written by pliny, one only, the historia naturalis has survived to our. The euxine or black sea, formerly because of its inhospitable roughness called the axine, owing to a peculiar jealousy on the part of nature, which here indulges the seas greed without any limit, actually spreads into europe and asia. Pliny the elder pliny, the elder a wikipedia article about this author is available pliny, the elder. Natural history page from an italian edition of natural history by pliny the elder, c. The homepage for plinys natural history the historia naturalis of c. 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. Naturalis historia translation in latinenglish dictionary.
We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections. He wrote the encyclopedic naturalis historia natural history, which became an editorial model for encyclopedias. Pliny the elder reported that elephants are scared by the smallest squeal of the hog pliny. It deals at length with the origin of glass and its uses. Plinius secundus, mit vollstandigem kritischen apparat, berlin, weidmann, 1904, also by sonnich detlef friedrich detlefson page images at hathitrust.
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. Mar 07, 2019 the distance from tergedus to nabata is 80 miles, that little town being the only one among those mentioned that survives. Natural history encyclopedic scientific work by pliny. Degredienti ad reliquorum lapidum insignes naturas quis dubitet in primis magnetem occurrere. Naturalis historiae prirodoveda, ktere je sepsano do 37 knih.
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. It is one of the largest single works to have survived from the roman empire to the. Plinys natural history was the goto encyclopedia for over 1,500 years, from its publication around the year 77 until well into the renaissance. In book 24, he mentions a theater with a threestory stage. The project gutenberg ebook of the natural history of pliny, vol i. Gaius plinius secundus has 75 books on goodreads with 17 ratings. Even by the light of reason alone and particularly if the ancient records of history are investigated, if the unwavering popular. Apr 15, 2020 ten years after launching, the european space agency rosetta spacecraft caught up to its target. Naturalis historia volume 5 by detlefsen, d and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Naturalis historia, volume 1 caius plinius secundus full view.
This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Translated into english by philemon holland doctor of physicke. Plinys great encyclopedia of nature and art in 37 books, the historia naturalis, is the only one of his works that has been preserved. In 2014, rosetta, now 250 million miles from earth, traveled along with the comet while it made its way around the sun measuring its increased activity including classic comet tail formation as it approached the sun. Lacuscurtius pliny the elders natural history book 18. The complete latin text of book xviii of the historia naturalis of c. Plini secundi naturalis historiae libri xxxvii, the. Gaius plinius secunduss most popular book is historia naturalis. 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. Aug 23, 2019 author of naturalis historia, pliny, historia naturalis, c.
The british library catalogue of illuminated manuscripts. Its frequent digressions into issues of morality and. Naturalis historia translation latinenglish dictionary. Natural history encyclopedic scientific work by pliny the. That includes commentaries on the book of genesis, works on the relationship of science and faith. The university of glasgow is a registered scottish charity. Gaius plinius secundus ad 232479, called pliny the elder here as plinio was a roman author, a naturalist and natural philosopher, a naval and army commander of the early roman empire. Naturalis historia, volume 2 caius plinius secundus full view 1867. 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. Plinius secundus historia naturalis, nellanno della nativita del nostro signore iesu christo mcccclxxxix adi xii di septembre 2032292. The editing of plinys natural history brepols online. Author of naturalis historia, pliny, historia naturalis, c. 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.
We would like to show you a description here but the site wont allow us. Gaius plinius secundus ad 232479, called pliny the elder. Volume i of the natural history of gaius plinius secundus. Pliny the elder, natural history loeb classical library. May 14, 2019 naturalis historia by pliny the elder. The historia naturalis of pliny the elder ad 2379 represents a different approach to the study of animals and another influence on bestiary texts. Pliny the elder 23 ad79 ad, ancient roman nobleman, scientist, historian, and author of naturalis historia plinys natural history natural history pliny. Of all the works written by pliny, one only, tlic itistoria. Pliny the elder, tireless researcher and writer, is author of the encyclopedic natural history, in 37 books, an unrivaled compendium of roman knowledge. The 2nd is on the world, the elements, and the heavenly bodies 50. Sammlung tusculum diese enzyklopadie des gesamten naturkundlichen wissen des altertums.
The great natural history of pliny contains the most important early account of glassmaking. Book vii is of particular interest, as pliny observes at the start. A rare original article from the philosophical transactions of the royal society, 1741. Round mero, they reported, greener herbage begins, and a certain amount of forest came into view, and the tracks of rhinoceroses and elephants were seen. 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.
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