LEADER 02837nam 2200661 a 450 001 9910784607603321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-19-183824-1 010 $a1-281-34648-9 010 $a9786611346485 010 $a0-19-151835-2 035 $a(CKB)1000000000398371 035 $a(EBL)422511 035 $a(OCoLC)476257628 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000144826 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11163566 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000144826 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10144811 035 $a(PQKB)10209195 035 $a(StDuBDS)EDZ0001510329 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC422511 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL422511 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10271422 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL134648 035 $a(OCoLC)437108752 035 $a(PPN)236718193 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000398371 100 $a20041123d2005 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe elder Pliny on the human animal$b[electronic resource] $eNatural history, book 7 /$ftranslated with introduction and historical commentary by Mary Beagon 210 $aOxford [England] $cClarendon Press ;$aNew York $cOxford University Press$dc2005 215 $a1 online resource (538 p.) 225 1 $aClarendon ancient history series 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-19-927701-X 311 $a0-19-815065-2 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [473]-498) and index. 327 $aContents; Abbreviations; A Chronology of Pliny's Life and Times; A Note on Weights and Measures in the HN; INTRODUCTION; TRANSLATION; COMMENTARY; Bibliography; Index; 330 $aPliny the Elder's fascination with the world around him resulted in his death in the eruption of Vesuvius in AD 79, but his Natural History was to remain influential for centuries after his death. Central to Pliny's thought was the relationship between man and nature, highlighted in his study of the human race in Book 7, where he ponders topics as diverse as monstrous races, sex changes, breech births and near-death experiences. This volume provides the first detailed. commentary on this key book, together with a translation and introduction, and highlights its interest and importance as a cul 410 0$aClarendon ancient history series. 606 $aHuman physiology$vEarly works to 1800 606 $aMedicine, Greek and Roman 615 0$aHuman physiology 615 0$aMedicine, Greek and Roman. 676 $a610 700 $aPliny$cthe Elder.$0851469 701 $aBeagon$b Mary$01090885 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910784607603321 996 $aThe elder Pliny on the human animal$93724923 997 $aUNINA