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The Natural History of Pliny, Volume 6 (of 6)

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The Natural History of Pliny, Volume 6 (of 6)

by the Elder Pliny

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BY THE LATE JOHN BOSTOCK, M.D., F.R.S., AND H. T. RILEY, Esq., B.A., LATE SCHOLAR OF CLARE HALL, CAMBRIDGE.

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CONTENTS OF THE SIXTH VOLUME.

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BOOK XXXII. REMEDIES DERIVED FROM AQUATIC ANIMALS.

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BOOK XXXIII. THE NATURAL HISTORY OF METALS.647 - CHAP. 1. (1.)—METALS.

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BOOK XXXIV. THE NATURAL HISTORY OF METALS. - CHAP. 1. (1.)—THE ORES OF BRASS.1215

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BOOK XXXV. AN ACCOUNT OF PAINTINGS AND COLOURS.

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BOOK XXXVI. THE NATURAL HISTORY OF STONES.

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BOOK XXXVII. THE NATURAL HISTORY OF PRECIOUS STONES.

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FOOTNOTES:

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2020-07-19

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Natural history -- Pre-Linnean works QH

About the author

the Elder Pliny

23–79

A tireless Roman scholar and administrator, he is best known for assembling one of the ancient world’s most ambitious encyclopedias. His life ended dramatically during the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79, a moment that helped make him as legendary as his writing.

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