Natural History - Pliny the Elder - Folio Society edition

Natural History - Pliny the Elder

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Natural History - Pliny the Elder

Pliny the Elder
Edition year 2012
Binding Buckram
Illustrator Randy Asplund
Translator H. Rackham
Volumes 5
Weight 7 Kg
Pages 2040 (total)
Dimensions 25.3 × 16.3 cm

Edition details

Natural History by Pliny the Elder. (5v.) 379pp., 429pp., 384pp., 354pp., 421pp. Translated by H. Rackham. Introduction by Anthony T.Grafton. Each volume contains 20 colour illustrations from medieval sources. Three-quarter bound in blue buckram with Modigliani paper sides blocked and printed with a colour designs by Randy Asplund for each volume. Blue five volume slipcase. 2,040 pages in total. 26.5x16.7x22.5cm

About the book

Pliny the Elder's Natural History is an enormous encyclopaedic work attempting to describe the known natural world of the Roman era. It covers astronomy, geography, animals, plants, medicine, minerals and art, mixing direct observation with reports that modern readers may find fantastic. The work provides invaluable insight into Roman knowledge and curiosity.

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