Natural History, the great encyclopaedia of the Roman writer Plimy the Elder, was written around AD77. It became a standard work of reference for scholars in the 15th and 16th century in Italy. This copy was made for the secretary to Pope Pius 11.

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Natural History, the great encyclopaedia of the Roman writer Plimy the Elder, was written around AD77. It became a standard work of reference for scholars in the 15th and 16th century in Italy. This copy was made for the secretary to Pope Pius 11.

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