book chapter
Natural history in ten volumes: Volume I. Praefatio, Libri I, II
Harvard University Press ; William Heinemann • Cambridge • Published In 1967 • Pages: i-xiv, 1-21, 169-378
By: Pliny, the Elder, Rackham, H. (Harris).
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This is the first of ten volumes of Plinys Natural History. Only the Preface and Book II of this volume has been processed for the Files. For other volumes of the Natural History, see documents by Pliny, the Elder (1969, 1966, and 1968) of this collection. Book II consists of an explanation of the nature of the heavens, i.e., the sun, moon, stars, planets, rainbows, weather, etc., and the earth, i.e., oceans, springs, earthquakes, volcanoes, etc.
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Imperial Romans
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2000
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- Europe
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Southern Europe
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- book chapter
- Evaluation
- Creator TypesThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Government Official
- Indigenous Person
- Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- Marlene Martin ; 1977
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- ca. 45-77
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- ca. 45-77 A.D.
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Rome, Italy
- NotesAdditional notes
- Pliny [Gaius Plinius Secundus]
- With an English translation by H. Rackham
- The Latin text has been indexed for LITERARY TEXTS (539) only and footnotes having to do with matters of translation only have not been indexed for LITERARY TEXTS (539) only and footnotes having to do with matters of translation only have not been indexed and will be found on the preceding Latin page.
- Only pages i-xiv, 1-21, and 169-378 are included
- Includes bibliographical references
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 74015292
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Natural history--Pre-Linnean works