| Natural History, Volume VIII: Books 28-32 Contributor(s): Pliny (Author), Jones, W. H. S. (Translator) |
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ISBN: 0674994604 ISBN-13: 9780674994607 Publisher: Harvard University Press OUR PRICE: $29.70 Product Type: Hardcover Language: Latin Published: January 1963 Annotation: 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. 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. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Ancient And Classical |
| Dewey: 870 |
| Series: Loeb Classical Library |
| Physical Information: 1.07" H x 4.52" W x 6.69" (0.82 lbs) 608 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. 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. |
Contributor Bio(s): Jones, W. H. S.: - William Henry Samuel Jones (1876-1963) was an ancient historian and President of St Catharine's College, Cambridge. |