‎Plinius secundus major, Jacques Dalechamps,‎
‎C. Plinii Secundi Historiae mundi libri XXXVII: Opus omni quidem commendatione maius, sed nullis ad hunc diem editionibus, nulla cuiusquam singulari opera, vel industria, à mendis, quae aut temporum iniquitate, aut superiorum aetatum negligentia, inter latinos primae notae scriptorem hactenus occuparunt, vindicatum‎

‎Francoforti ad Moen. [Frankfurt am Main] 1599 Impensis Iohan. Feyerabendt Vellum (Hardcover) ‎

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‎Vellum (Hardcover)blind stamped covers, the binding is still ferm and solid the back and covers are a little bit soiled, 420 x 26 cm, (36) 904 (194) pp., Latin, book condition: Very Good. The 37 books of the Historiae mundi form an enormous inventory of knowledge from antiquity. Pliny himself claimed to have collected 20,000 facts from more than 2,000 sources.rnThis is the general distribution of content:rnBook 1: Table of contents and extensive list of sources (authorities).rnBook 2: The physical world: astronomy, meteorology and cosmography.rnBooks 36: Geography and ethnography: descriptions of countries, seas and peoples (from Europe to Asia).rnBook 7: Anthropology: humans, physiology and the limits of human capabilities.rnBooks 811: Zoology: land animals, fish, birds and insects.rnBooks 1219: Botany: trees, flowers, agriculture and horticulture.rnBooks 2032: Pharmacology and medicine: the healing properties of plants and animal substances.rnBooks 3337: Mineralogy and metallurgy: metals, rocks and precious stones, including their use in the visual arts.rnThe work is known for its mixture of scientific observation with curiosities and mythology (such as accounts of monsters and wondrous natural phenomena).rn‎