Natural History, Volume IV - Books 12–16

About the author

Harris Rackham (1868–1944) was a Fellow of Christ’s College, Cambridge.

Summary

Pliny the Elder 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.

Product details

• Authors: Pliny
• Assisted by: H. Rackham (Translation), Rackham H. (Translation)
• Publisher: University Presses
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.01.1945
• EAN: 9780674994089
• ISBN: 978-0-674-99408-9
• Dimensions: 108 mm x 162 mm x 30 mm
• Weight: 408 g
• Illustrations: Index
• Series: Loeb Classical Library
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; Essays, LITERARY COLLECTIONS / Essays, Literary essays