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work, see Barbarus, H. 1778.1; Steier, 

 A. 1912.1, 1913.1, 1913.2, Add. 1913.1. 

 For an extended list of editions, transla- 

 tions, and commentaries, see Boehmer, 

 G. R. " Bibliotheca Scriptorum His- 

 toriae Naturalis." Leipsio, 17S5, vol. I, 

 pt. I, p. 186-211. 



Naturalis historia'. ^'cnice, 



1469. fol. Pre-Linn. 1469.1 



Published by John Spira. Unpaged, but con- 

 taining 355 leaves with 50 lines to a full page. 



Boehmer lists a doubtful ed. of 1461 at Venice, 

 and quotes Haller as authority for an ed. of 

 1468 at "S'crona. It is generally accepted, how- 

 ever, that the above ed. (of which a copy is in 

 the British Museum [Natural History]) is the 

 editio princeps. 



This, the most popular natural history ever 

 published, as a whole or in separate books 

 passed through a multitude of eds. ante 1758. 

 There were 3 issued in 1470 and at least 2 each 

 in 1472 and 1473. There were 23 eds. issued 

 prior to 1492 and 31 prior to 1500, all in folio, 

 and all published in northern Italy. At least 68 

 eds. were issued in the 16th centurv, and 27 in 

 the 17th. 



Early eds. in languages other than Latin are: 

 Italian, Rome, 1473; Venice, 1476 (Florentine 

 version) : Venice, 1481 : first German version, 

 Frankfort, 1511. The earliest French version 

 known to us is Lyons, 1562. fol., Du Pinet 

 translator; the first English, London, 1585; the 

 earliest Spanish, 1599; Dutch, Amsterdam, 1610. 



The first illustrated ed., according to Wal- 

 baum, was the Venice foUo of 1470, 1471 or 

 1472, published by N. Jenson (the figs, said to 

 have been colored) ; according to Boehmer, the 

 best illustrated ed. was Venice, 1513 (figs, by 

 Alex. Benedict); and the next the Italian ver- 

 sion, Venice, 1535. 



The only titles available for any of the above 

 are: 



Biicher und Schriften von Na- 



tur, Art, und Eigenscbaft aller Crea- 

 turen. Frankfort, 1.511. fol. 



Pre-Linn. 1511.1 



Reprinted, 1584, 2 vols. fol. 



The secrets and wonders of the 



worlde, a booke right rare and strange, 

 containing many excellent properties 

 given to man, beastes, fowles, fishes, 

 serpents, trees, and plants, translated 

 out of Frenche. London, 1585. 4°. 

 (blk. letter.) Pre-Linn. 1585.1 



This is possibly a paraphrase rather than an 

 exact translation. Better known is the famous 

 edition of 1601. 



Plinies natural historic of the 



world, translated into English by Phile- 

 mon Holland, Doctor of Physick. 2 

 vols. London, 1601. Pre-Lmn. 1601.1 



2nd ed., London, 1635. 



■ Libro nono de Cayo Plinio Se- 



gundo de la Historia Natural de los 

 pescados del mar, de lagos, estanques y 

 rios Dirijida al rey Don Felipe 111, 

 Key de Espana 6 Indias. Madnd, 

 1603. 4°- Pre-Lmn. 1603.1 



Plinius van menschen, beesten, 



vogeln und visschen. Arnheim, 1610. 

 4°. Pre-Linn. 1610.1 



This is probably an incomplete version; a 

 fuller one is: 



Des wijdt-vermaerden natuur- 



kondigers viif boecken, handelende van 

 de nature ... V: van de visschen, 

 oesters, kreeften, enz. Amsterdam, 

 1657. figs. 8°. Pre-Linn. 1657.1 



Other famous Pre-Linnasan eds. are those of 

 Paris, 1526 & 1643; Basel, 1639 & 1649; Leyden, 

 1561, 1582, & 1587. Others might be named, 

 but the best of the early eds. is that issued at 

 Leipsic in 1778 in Latin, in 8 vols. 8°, under 

 the general editorship of J. G. F. Frantzius with 

 the cooperation of Harduin, Barbarus, Pintani, 

 Rhenani, Galenius, Dalechamp, Scaliger, Vos- 

 sius, Gronow, and others. 



The best modern French and English versions 

 follow : 



Histoire naturelle; traduction nouvelle par 

 M. Ajasson de Grandsagne, annot^e par M. M. 

 Beudant, Brogniart, Cuvier, Daunou, etc. 20 

 vols. Paris, 1829-33. 8°. 



A later French translation is that by M. 

 Littr6. 2 vols. Paris, 1848-50. 8°. 



The natural history of Pliny. Translated 

 with . . . notes and illustrations by ... J. 

 Bostock and H. T. Riley. 6 vols. London, 

 1855-57. 8°. 



The natural history of fishes, vol. II, book 

 IX, p. 358-475. 



Copies of early eds. of Pliny in the U. S. are: 

 1469, Prin.; 1472, L. C, J. C., H., N. Y. P., Y., 

 H. E. H.; 1479, S. C; 1534, A. M. N. H. 



Plot, Robert [1640-1696] For a 

 sketch of Plot's life, see in Wood, Anth. 

 a. " Athenae Oxoniensis," etc. 4 vols. 

 London, 1813-20; also in the 1705 edi- 

 tion of his works belo'w. 



The natural history of Oxford- 

 shire, being an essay toward the natural 

 history of England. Oxford, 1677. 15 

 pis. fol. Pre-Linn. 1677.1 



Fishes, p. 183-186; 205-210. 

 Reviewed in Phil. Trans. Roy. Soc, 1686-87 

 (1688), 16, 207-213. 



Natural history of Stafford- 

 shire. Oxford, 1686. 449 p. pis. fol. 

 Pre-Linn. 1686.1 



Fishes (migration of eels, etc.),. p. 240-246. 



The natural history of Oxford- 

 shire. Second ed., with large additions 

 and corrections. Oxford, 1705. x, 366p. 

 16 pis. map. Pre-Linn. 1705.1 



Fishes, p. 179-195. 



Lowndes notes an ed., 1710; but Agassiz 

 gives dates as 1676, 1686, & 170S. 



Pluche, Natalis (Noel Antoine) 

 [1688-1761] For his life, see in Gaz. 

 Litt. Europe, February, 1765. 



Le spectacle de la nature, ou 



entretiens sur les particularit^s d'his- 



