02837nam 2200661 a 450 991078460760332120200520144314.00-19-183824-11-281-34648-997866113464850-19-151835-2(CKB)1000000000398371(EBL)422511(OCoLC)476257628(SSID)ssj0000144826(PQKBManifestationID)11163566(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000144826(PQKBWorkID)10144811(PQKB)10209195(StDuBDS)EDZ0001510329(MiAaPQ)EBC422511(Au-PeEL)EBL422511(CaPaEBR)ebr10271422(CaONFJC)MIL134648(OCoLC)437108752(PPN)236718193(EXLCZ)99100000000039837120041123d2005 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe elder Pliny on the human animal[electronic resource] Natural history, book 7 /translated with introduction and historical commentary by Mary BeagonOxford [England] Clarendon Press ;New York Oxford University Pressc20051 online resource (538 p.)Clarendon ancient history seriesDescription based upon print version of record.0-19-927701-X 0-19-815065-2 Includes bibliographical references (p. [473]-498) and index.Contents; Abbreviations; A Chronology of Pliny's Life and Times; A Note on Weights and Measures in the HN; INTRODUCTION; TRANSLATION; COMMENTARY; Bibliography; Index;Pliny the Elder's fascination with the world around him resulted in his death in the eruption of Vesuvius in AD 79, but his Natural History was to remain influential for centuries after his death. Central to Pliny's thought was the relationship between man and nature, highlighted in his study of the human race in Book 7, where he ponders topics as diverse as monstrous races, sex changes, breech births and near-death experiences. This volume provides the first detailed. commentary on this key book, together with a translation and introduction, and highlights its interest and importance as a culClarendon ancient history series.Human physiologyEarly works to 1800Medicine, Greek and RomanHuman physiologyMedicine, Greek and Roman.610Plinythe Elder.851469Beagon Mary1090885MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910784607603321The elder Pliny on the human animal3724923UNINA