Natural History

  • The Natural History or ‘Naturalis Historia’ is a Work published by Pliny the Elder between 77-79 CE.
  • It was the equivalent of a modern Encyclopaedia, but with no indexing system. Instead it was divided into 10 Volumes with 37 Books on each subject.

The Work

  • Volume I
    • Book 1: Preface and Table of Contents
    • Book 2: Mathematical and Physical Description of the World
  • Volume II
  • Volume III
    • Book 8-11: Zoology
  • Volume IV-VII
    • Books 12-27: Botany, Agriculture, Horticulture, Pharmacolog
  • Volume VIII
    • Books 28-32: Pharmacology
  • Volumes IX-X
    • Books 33-37: Mining, Minerals, Precious Stones and Gems, Painting, Marble Sculpture, Bronze Statues, Modelling.

 

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