Inventorum Natura: The Wonderful Voyage Of Pliny
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A lavishly illustrated journey through the natural world as imagined by the ancient Roman scholar Pliny the Elder, Inventorum Natura: The Wonderful Voyage of Pliny presents a fantastical bestiary drawn from Pliny's monumental encyclopaedia, Naturalis Historia. Una Woodruff's richly detailed artwork brings to life the extraordinary creatures, plants, and phenomena that Pliny catalogued in the first century AD, blending the scientific curiosity of the ancient world with the wonder of myth and legend. The work chronicles a world populated by sea monsters, exotic beasts, and miraculous plants, all rendered with meticulous artistry that bridges the gap between medieval illuminated manuscripts and modern illustration. A treasure for lovers of natural history, classical antiquity, and the art of the book, this volume stands as a remarkable marriage of scholarship and visual imagination.
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Condition remarks:
Good - pages show slight yellowing consistent with age; binding appears intact; Jacket: Worn/faded - no tears; illustrated endpapers visible.
A lavishly illustrated journey through the natural world as imagined by the ancient Roman scholar Pliny the Elder, Inventorum Natura: The Wonderful Voyage of Pliny presents a fantastical bestiary drawn from Pliny's monumental encyclopaedia, Naturalis Historia. Una Woodruff's richly detailed artwork brings to life the extraordinary creatures, plants, and phenomena that Pliny catalogued in the first century AD, blending the scientific curiosity of the ancient world with the wonder of myth and legend. The work chronicles a world populated by sea monsters, exotic beasts, and miraculous plants, all rendered with meticulous artistry that bridges the gap between medieval illuminated manuscripts and modern illustration. A treasure for lovers of natural history, classical antiquity, and the art of the book, this volume stands as a remarkable marriage of scholarship and visual imagination.
