The Natural History Volume 7
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Pliny the Elder
(3,5 Sterne; 2 Bewertungen)
Naturalis Historia (Latin for "Natural History") is an encyclopedia published circa AD 77-79 by Pliny the Elder. It is one of the largest single works to have survived from the Roman empire to the modern day and purports to cover the entire field of ancient knowledge, based on the best authorities available to Pliny. The work became a model for all later encyclopedias in terms of the breadth of subject matter examined, the need to reference original authors, and a comprehensive index list of the contents. The scheme of his great work is vast and comprehensive, being nothing short of an encyclopedia of learning and of art so far as they are connected with nature or draw their materials from nature. The work divides neatly into the organic world of plants and animals, and the realm of inorganic matter, although there are frequent digressions in each section. He is especially interested in not just describing the occurrence of plants, animals and insects, but also their exploitation (or abuse) by man, especially Romans. The description of metals and minerals is particularly detailed, and valuable for the history of science as being the most extensive compilation still available from the ancient world.
This seventh and last volume includes books thirty one to thirty seven, covering the following subjects:
Book 31 - The remedies derived from the aquatic productions
Book 32 - Remedies derived from the aquatic animals
Books 33 and 34 - The natural history of metals
Book 35 - An account of paintings and colours
Book 36 - The natural history of stones
Book 37 - The natural history of precious stones. - Summary by Leni (17 hr 13 min)
Chapters
Book 31, Chapters 1 to 15. Remarkable facts connected with water. The different…
15:42
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Book 31, Chapters 16 to 32. Marvellous facts connected with water. Method of se…
39:15
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Book 31, Chapters 33 to 42. The uses of sea-water. Thalassomeli and hydromeli. …
26:17
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Book 31, Chapters 43 to 47. Garum. Alex. The nature of salt. Nitrum. Sponges. S…
34:10
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Book 32, Chapters 1 to 12. Remedies from aquatic animals. The torpedo. The sea-…
22:20
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Book 32, Chapters 13 to 22. Remedies from amphibious animals. Remedies for pois…
36:16
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Book 32, Chapters 23 to 32. Remedies for alopecy, diseases of the eyes and ears…
29:32
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Book 32, Chapters 33 to 47. Remedies for the intestines, the generative organs,…
27:34
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Book 32, Chapters 48 to 54. Remedies for diseases of infants. Preventing intoxi…
17:53
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Book 33, Chapters 1 to 6. Metals. Gold. The origin of gold rings.The right of w…
26:38
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Book 33, Chapters 7 to 12. The decuries of the judges. The equestrian order. Gi…
13:43
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Book 33, Chapters 13 to 21. Coins of gold, silver and copper. Man's cupidity fo…
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Book 33, Chapters 22 to 35. Orpimentum. Electrum. Statues of gold. Chrysocolla.…
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Book 33, Chapters 36 to 46. Minium. Cinnabaris. Gilding with silver. Testing si…
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Book 33, Chapters 47 to 58. Immense wealth. Voluntary contributions. Luxury and…
30:19
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Book 34, Chapters 9 to 18. Statues. Prices of statues. Colossal statues.
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Book 34, Chapters 39 to 46. Iron. Ores. Live iron. Methods of preventing rust.
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Book 34, Chapters 47 to 56. Lead. Molybdaena. Psimithium. Sandarach. Arrhenicum…
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Book 35, Chapters 1 to 10. Painting, portraits, monochrome paintings, earliest …
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Book 35, Chapters 11 to 35. The art of painting, pigments, artificial colours, …
27:41
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Book 35, Chapters 37 to 42. Other kinds of painting. Encaustic painting. Colour…
27:10
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Book 35, Chapters 50 to 59. Sulphur, Bitumen, Alumen, earths and their medicina…
25:22
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Book 36, Chapters 1 to 4. Marble. Marble in public buildings. Marble columns. S…
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Book 36, Chapters 5 to 13. Marble slabs. The use of marble in Rome. Onyx and al…
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Book 36, Chapters 14 to 20. Obelisks. Works in Egypt. Pyramids. The Sphynx. The…
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Book 36, Chapters 21 to 24. The Temple of Diana. Other temples. The fugitive st…
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Book 36, Chapters 25 to 46. Magnets. Various kinds of stones and their medicina…
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Book 36, Chapters 47 to 70. Various kinds of silex. Stones used for buildings.…
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Book 37, Chapters 19 to 30. Tanos, beryls, opals, sardonyx, onyx, carbuncles, s…
27:56
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Book 37, Chapters 31 to 50. Sarda, topazos, sapphiros, amethystos, chrysolitos,…
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Book 37, Chapters 63 to 77. Several varieties of precious stones. The methods o…
31:41
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Bewertungen
SteveS
(2 Sterne)
Book 35, Chap 1 - 30; Please re-record without mumbling words together . Sorry, but half the material is incomprehensible, Great material, difficult to follow (maybe much slower and hit the vowels longer, I suggest).
Great Talent
NPC
(5 Sterne)
Thank you readers for this great calming book. Among others, Okie shines here.