Pliny, the Elder, 23-79

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Biography

Gaius Plinius Secundus, called Pliny the Elder, was a Roman author, a naturalist and natural philosopher, a naval and army commander of the early Roman Empire, and a friend of emperor Vespasian. He wrote the encyclopedic Naturalis Historia, which became an editorial model for encyclopedias.

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Naturalis Historia leaf

Digital Work

Identifier: 1500.019.2.017

Dates: 1563

Found in: The University of Tulsa, McFarlin Library, Department of Special Collections & University Archives

Naturalis Historia leaf, 1563

Item — Box 2: Series 1500.019; Series 1500.019.2; Series 1500.019.3 [Barcode: 000021852251], Folder: 17

Identifier: 1500.019.2.017

Scope and Contents

Page 407-408 of C. Plinii Secundi Historiae mundi libri XXXVII. Lyon, France: Jean Frellon, 1563.

Dates: 1563

Found in: The University of Tulsa, McFarlin Library, Department of Special Collections & University Archives / Medieval-era manuscripts and incunabula, Undated / Other manuscript and printed pages, post-1500

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