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Natural History, Volume VIII

Books 28–32
By Pliny
Series: Loeb Classical Library
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Natural History, Volume VIII by Pliny the Elder is part of a grand encyclopaedia capturing the vast knowledge of Roman civilisation. This volume delves into zoology, offering detailed insights into animals as understood in ancient times, forming part of Pliny's extensive 37-book compendium.
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Format: Hardback
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This volume is ideal for readers interested in classical studies, history of science, zoology, and Roman culture. Scholars and enthusiasts eager to explore ancient perspectives on the natural world will find it particularly valuable.

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Pliny the Elder (23 79 CE) produced in his Natural History a vast compendium of Roman knowledge. Topics included are the mathematics and metrology of the universe; world geography and ethnography; human anthropology and physiology; zoology; botany, agriculture, and horticulture; medicine; minerals, fine arts, and gemstones.

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Pliny the Elder, tireless researcher and writer, is the author of the encyclopaedic Natural History, in 37 books, an unrivalled compendium of Roman knowledge.

The contents of the books are as follows. Book 1: table of contents of the others and of authorities; 2: mathematical and metrological survey of the universe; 3-6: geography and ethnography of the known world; 7: anthropology and the physiology of man; 8-11: zoology; 12-19: botany, agriculture, and horticulture; 20-27: plant products as used in medicine; 28-32: medical zoology; 33-37: minerals (and medicine), the fine arts, and gemstones.

The Loeb Classical Library edition of Natural History is in ten volumes.

Series: Loeb Classical Library

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780674994607

Publisher: Harvard University Press

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 01 January 1963

Country: United States

Imprint: LOEB

Illustration: Index

Contributors:

  • Translated by W. H. S. Jones

Audience: Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 28.0mm

Width: 108.0mm

Height: 162.0mm

Weight: 408g

Pages: 608

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Arts & Culture Biography & Memoir Non-Fiction Pliny Series: Loeb Classical Library

About the Author

William Henry Samuel Jones (1876–1963) was an ancient historian and President of St Catharine’s College, Cambridge.

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