Naturalis Historia by Gaius Plinius Secundus

Naturalis Historia by Gaius Plinius Secundus. Giovanni & Vindelino da Spira, Venice, 1469. First edition, folio, pp. 710. Red calf leather binding over wooden boards, spine divided in compartments with titles and elaborate floral ornaments in gilt. Naturae historiae Libri XXXVII. The largest single work of literature that survived from the Roman Empire to the modern day and purports to cover all ancient knowledge. The work's encyclopedic subject area is not limited to what is today understood by natural history.