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Natural History: A Selection (Penguin Classics), Gaius Plinius Secundus (Pliny t
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- 9780140444131
- Book Title
- Natural History : a Selection
- Item Length
- 7.7in
- Publisher
- Penguin Publishing Group
- Publication Year
- 1991
- Format
- Uk-B Format Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 1.2in
- Genre
- Science, Literary Collections, Social Science
- Topic
- Natural History, Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Ancient & Classical
- Item Width
- 5in
- Item Weight
- 12.4 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 448 Pages
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Pliny's Natural History is an astonishingly ambitious work that ranges from astronomy to art and from geography to zoology. 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 water-clock, or the use of asses' milk to remove wrinkles. 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 nature itself'. John F. Healy has made a fascinating and varied selection from the Natural History for this clear, modern translation. In his introduction, he discusses the book and its sources topic by topic. This edition also includes a full index and notes. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
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Publisher
Penguin Publishing Group
ISBN-10
0140444130
ISBN-13
9780140444131
eBay Product ID (ePID)
45577
Product Key Features
Book Title
Natural History : a Selection
Format
Uk-B Format Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Natural History, Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Ancient & Classical
Publication Year
1991
Genre
Science, Literary Collections, Social Science
Number of Pages
448 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
7.7in
Item Height
1.2in
Item Width
5in
Item Weight
12.4 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Qh41.P721713 2004
Notes by
Healey, John F.
Grade from
Twelfth Grade
Grade to
Up
Table of Content
Introduction Further Reading Translator's Note Natural HistoryPreface The Universe and the World Book II. Astronomy Book III. Spain and Italy Book IV. Europe and Britain Book V. The Continents of Africa and Asia Book VI. The Black Sea, India, and the Far East Zoology Book VII. Man Book VIII. Land Animals Book IX. Creatures of the Sea Book X. Birds Book XI. Insects Botany Books XII-XIII. Trees Book XIV. Vines and Viticulture Book XV. The Olive and Other Fruit-Trees Book XVI. Forest Trees Book XVIII. Agriculture Materia Medica Book XX. Drugs Obtained from Garden Plants Books XI-XXII. Flowers and Herbs Book XXIII. The Vine and the Walnut Book XXIV. Drugs Obtained from Foreign Trees Book XXV. The Nature of Wild Plants Book XXVI. Diseases and Their Remedies Book XXVII. More Plants Used in Medicine Book XXVIII. Drugs Obtained from Man; Magic and Superstition Book XXIX. Medicine, Doctors and Medical Practice Book XXX. Magic Book XXXI. Water Book XXXII. Fish and Aquatic Creatures Mining and Minerals Book XXXIII. Gold and Silver Book XXXIV. Copper and Bronze Sculpture, Tin, Lead and Iron Book XXXV. Painting, Sculpture and Architecture Book XXXVI. Stones, Minerals and Monuments Book XXXVII. Precious Stones Key to Place-Names Index
Copyright Date
2004
Lccn
91-220670
Dewey Decimal
508
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
22
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