Pliny The Second (c.) - The History Of The World By C. Pliny The Second. 1622, Old Binding.

PLINY THE SECOND (C.) - The history of the world by C. Pliny the second. Collated and corrected on several old Latin copies, both printed and handwritten, and enriched with annotations in the margin, serving for the conference and declaration of the ancient and modern names of the cities, regions, simples, and other places and obscure terms included therein. To which has been added a treatise on ancient weights and measures, reduced to the French manner; with two tables, one very ample of the names contained in this History: the other serving for the aforementioned treatise on weights and measures. Paris, By Louys Giffart, Claude Morlot & Robert Davresne, 1622; in-folio, 24 ppnch + 516 + table of contents (approximately 60 pages + 18 ppnch + 569 pp. + table (approximately 40 pp.), binding in full blond calf, spine decorated with 6 raised bands, marbled edges. Two volumes bound in one with a beautiful printer's mark. Edition put into French by Antoine du Pinet, Lord of Noroy. In fact, this is the Natural History that Pliny the Elder left to posterity. We know Pliny's working method: he took notes while a slave read texts to him. It is almost the first encyclopedia of natural history written, this work also deals with astronomy, botany, anthropology, psychology and metallurgy. This book became fashionable again in the 17th century following reissues and new translations. We know that Buffon owned a copy, which earned him the nickname of Pliny of Montbard. Pliny was born in Como and died near Pompeii during the eruption of Vesuvius.