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The Natural History of Pliny, Volume 4 (of 6)
the Elder, 24?-79 Pliny and John Bostock
Pliny praises the ancient love of farming and the first wreaths of corn in this fourth volume, ranging over agriculture, land measure, and the price of grain. Rome's fields and harvests fill every chapter. Sprawling, practical, and richly antique. The continuing epic of Roman natural history turned to the soil. Learn how the ancient world planted, measured, and prized its daily bread.
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535 chapters
- 1THE NATURAL HISTORY OF PLINY.
- 2CONTENTS OF THE FOURTH VOLUME.
- 3BOOK XVIII. THE NATURAL HISTORY OF GRAIN.
- 4CHAP. 1. (1.)—TASTE OF THE ANCIENTS FOR AGRICULTURE.
- 5CHAP. 2. (2.)—WHEN THE FIRST WREATHS OF CORN WERE USED AT ROME.
- 6CHAP. 3. (3.)—THE JUGERUM OF LAND.
- 7CHAP. 4.—HOW OFTEN AND ON WHAT OCCASIONS CORN HAS SOLD AT A REMARKABLY LOW PRICE.
- 8CHAP. 5.—ILLUSTRIOUS MEN WHO HAVE WRITTEN UPON AGRICULTURE.
- 9CHAP. 6.—POINTS TO BE OBSERVED IN BUYING LAND.
- 10CHAP. 7. (6.)—THE PROPER ARRANGEMENTS FOR A FARM-HOUSE.
- 11CHAP. 8.—MAXIMS OF THE ANCIENTS ON AGRICULTURE.
- 12CHAP. 9. (7.)—THE DIFFERENT KINDS OF GRAIN.
- 13CHAP. 10.—THE HISTORY OF THE VARIOUS KINDS OF GRAIN.
- 14CHAP. 11.—SPELT.
- 15CHAP. 12.—WHEAT.
- 16CHAP. 13.—BARLEY: RICE.
- 17CHAP. 14.—POLENTA.
- 18CHAP. 15.—PTISAN.
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