C. Plinii Secundi - Historiae Mundi Libri XXXVII. - 1606

The 1606 edition of "Historiae Mundi Libri XXXVII" is a work by Gaius Plinius Secundus, commonly known as Pliny the Elder. Pliny was a Roman author and natural philosopher whose "Natural History" is one of the largest single works to survive from the Roman Empire and a crucial source of ancient knowledge. Comprising 37 books, it covers a vast array of topics, including geography, anthropology, zoology, botany, mineralogy, and art. This seminal encyclopedia reflects Roman understanding of the natural world and human culture, blending empirical observation with myth and hearsay, often cited in Renaissance and early modern scholarship. Pliny’s work has been instrumental in the history of science as a record of classical knowledge and early encyclopedic writing.