Download plinys natural history is an astonishingly ambitious work that ranges from astronomy to art and from geography to zoology. Pliny the elder pliny, the elder the online books page. Pliny the elder, roman savant and author of the celebrated natural history, an encyclopedic work of uneven accuracy that was an authority on scientific matters up to the middle ages. The project gutenberg ebook of the natural history of pliny. Pdf the natural history of pliny download ebook for free. The natural history of pigeons illustrated by thirtytwo plates coloured, and numerous woodcuts with memoir of pliny by andrew crichton the naturalists library ornithology vol v gallinaceous birds part iii pigeons natural history of pigeons 1st edition 1835. Natural history encyclopedic scientific work by pliny the. Philemon hollands english translation of 1605 has influenced literature ever since. 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.
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Links to translation of pliny the elder, natural history. The only translation of plinys natural history which has hitherto appeared in the english language is that by philemon holland, published in. Plinys natural history project gutenberg selfpublishing. Historia naturalis was one of the first manuscripts ever printed and, perhaps more importantly, the first published natural history book. Publication date 184749 topics natural history publisher. The direct links to the latin text of this section of pliny are possible due to the advice of bill thayer at the university of kansas. The natural history of pliny the metadata below describe the original scanning. The natural history of pliny, volume 1 of 6 by the elder. 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. The natural history of pliny digital collections national library of. Natural history wikisource, the free online library. The project gutenberg ebook of the natural history of. The homepage for plinys natural history the historia naturalis of c.
For centuries the natural history served as the western worlds primary source of scientific information and theory book i summarizes the entire contents of the work, listing the authors and sometimes the titles of. The natural history of pliny volume 6 digital collections. 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 one of the largest single works to have survived from the roman empire to the modern day and purports to cover all ancient knowledge. Links to translation of pliny the elder, natural history pliny the elder, who died during the eruption of vesuvius in 79 a. Dec 20, 2016 its author is roman philosopher and scholar gaius plinius secundus, commonly known as pliny the elder ad 2379. The project gutenberg ebook of the natural history of pliny, vol i. Jul 12, 2018 the natural history of pliny, volume 1 of 6 language. 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. 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. Download pliny s natural history is an astonishingly ambitious work that ranges from astronomy to art and from geography to zoology. The biodiversity heritage library works collaboratively to make biodiversity literature openly available to the world as part of a global biodiversity community.
Natural history by pliny the elder, 97801404441, download free ebooks, download free pdf epub ebook. 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. 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. Selections from the history of the world, commonly called the natural history of c. It is divided into 37 books across 10 volumes, and was intended to cover the breadth of ancient knowledge. Natural history pliny project gutenberg selfpublishing. 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 pdf proved highly influential right up until the renaissance and that his nephew, pliny the younger, described as full of variety. Table of contents of the others and of authorities. 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.
The name coracinus has been applied to more than, one fish of a sooty colour. 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. Museums oldest natural history book now accessible online. As one of the bhls founding institutional members, the museum has digitised its copy of historia naturalis, which in turn will be the bhls oldest digitised book. The natural history of pliny, volume 6 bohns classical library the natural history of pliny, henry thomas riley. The creator and year of publication are essential information and must be provided. American museum of natural history handbook series no. The natural history of pliny digital collections national. This image might not be in the public domain outside of the united states. Barclay, 184749, also by philemon holland and wernerian club page images at hathitrust pliny, the elder.
Internet archive bookreader plinys natural history. Book vii of the natural history provides a detailed examination of the human animal and is. Pliny the elder 2379 ce, tireless researcher and writer, is author of the encyclopedic natural history, in 37 books, an unrivaled. Although pliny did not distinguish between fact, opinion, and speculation in his 37volume treatise, he can be credited with. Pliny the elders natural history is a vast encyclopaedia, surveying natural phenomena from cosmology to biology, medicine to magic. He claimed to have recorded 20,000 pieces of information, although modern scholars say he underestimated his own output. Plinys natural history in thirtyseven books london. 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. Pliny the elder 2379 ce, tireless researcher and writer, is author of the encyclopedic natural history, in 37 books, an unrivaled compendium of roman knowledge. His natural history contained over a million words in 37 volumes pliny attempted to document all known facts about the natural world. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. Plinys natural history is an astonishingly ambitious work that ranges from astronomy to art and from geography to zoology. The silurus of pliny is perhaps a species of cuviers genus schilbe, although true siluri are found in the nile. Even the errors of these authors are a portion of the history of nature, and plinys record of them becomes valuable, where otherwise his narrative tempts only.
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. If you are generating a pdf of a journal article or book chapter, please feel free to enter the. The original latin text will include a link to an english version, translated and edited in the nineteenth century by john bostock and h t riley. 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. The natural history of pliny, volume 1 of 6 by the elder pliny free. 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 natural history became a model for later encyclopedias and scholarly works as a result of its breadth of subject matter, its referencing. The only translation of pliny s 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. The natural history was one of the first ancient european texts to be printed, in venice in 1469. Mellon foundation contributor oise university of toronto language latin volume 1. Internet archive bookreader pliny s natural history. New york state college of agriculture at cornell university ithaca, n. In thirtyseven books internet archive bookreader pliny s natural history. The natural history has been translated into english by h.
Goff p786 haincopingerreichling 87 variation bm 15th cent. The work, which was largely complete by 77 ce, is divided into 37 books and covers such subjects as botany, zoology, and astronomy. Pliny s natural history is an astonishingly ambitious work that ranges from astronomy to art and from geography to zoology. 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. Though pliny was on intimate terms also with titus, to whom he dedicated his natural history, there is little ground for the assertion, sometimes made, that he. Pliny the elder, the natural history john bostock, m. His nephew pliny the younger gives an indication how devoted his uncle was to reading and studying, which was like working to him. The table below is a summary based on modern names for topics. Pliny the elder, natural history loeb classical library.
In thirtyseven books, volumes plinys 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. An illustration of a computer application window wayback machine an illustration of an open book. Historical traditions at wells, 1464, 1470, 1497 pdf. Natural history pliny the elder john healey download. Naturalis historia is an early encyclopedia published circa ad 7779 by pliny the elder. Natural history encyclopedic scientific work by pliny. Pliny the elder wrote the worlds first encyclopedia. The work, which was largely complete by 77 ce, is divided into 37 books and covers such. Pliny the elder, who died during the eruption of vesuvius in 79 a. 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. If you are generating a pdf of a journal article or book chapter, please.
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