A Natural History of LatinA Natural History of Latin

2004-10-282004-10-28 Tore JansonTore Janson

dictated translations or summaries in Latin. He gradually collected this material
into a large encyclopedia, which he called Naturalis historia 'Natural History'. In
this title, the Greek word historia retains the general meaning 'inquiry' or 'science',
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Author: Tore Janson

Publisher: OUP Oxford

ISBN: 9780199263097

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Latin is alive and well. Beginning in Rome around 600 BC Latin became the language of the civilized world and remained so for over two millennia. French, Spanish, Italian, and Romanian are among its progeny and it still provides the international vocabulary of law and life science. No known language, including English - itself enriched by Latin words and phrases - has achieved such success and longevity. Tore Janson tells its history from origins to the present. Brilliantly conceived and written with the same light touch as Speak, his bestselling history of languages, A Natural History of Latin is a masterpiece of adroit synthesis. The author charts the expansion in the classical world, its renewed importance in the Middle Ages, and its survival into modern times. He shows its central role in European history and culture and, by judicious quotation of phrases and texts, describes how spoken and written Latin changed and evolved differently in different places. He ends with a summary of Latin grammar and lists of Latin words and of phrases still in common use. Considered elitist and irrelevant in the second half of the twentieth century and often banned from schools, Latin is now enjoying a huge revival of interest and a renaissance in schools across Europe, the UK, and the USA. Tore Janson offers persuasive arguments for its value and direct access to its fascinating worlds, past and present.

A Natural History of LatinA Natural History of Latin

2007-01-252007-01-25 Tore JansonTore Janson

In normal Latin usage lingua romanaandlingua latinamean exactly the same
thing, the Latin language. On this evidence, then, it seems as if the French of that
period thought they spoke Latin, though perhaps a somewhat rustic variety.

Author: Tore Janson

Publisher: OUP Oxford

ISBN: 9780191622656

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Beginning in Rome around 600 BC, Latin became the language of the civilized world and remained so for more than two millennia. French, Spanish, Italian, and Romanian are among its progeny and it provides the international vocabulary of law and life science. No known language, including English - itself enriched by Latin words and phrases - has achieved such success and longevity. Tore Janson tells its history from origins to present. Brilliantly conceived and written with the same light touch as his bestselling history of languages, A Natural History of Latin is a masterpiece of adroit synthesis. The author charts the expansion of Latin in the classical world, its renewed importance in the Middle Ages, and its survival into modern times. He shows how spoken and written Latin evolved in different places and its central role in European history and culture. He ends with a concise Latin grammar and lists of Latin words and phrases still in common use. Considered elitist and irrelevant in the second half of the twentieth century and often even banned from schools, Latin is now enjoying a huge revival of interest across Europe, the UK, and the USA. Tore Janson offers persuasive arguments for its value and gives direct access to its fascinating worlds, past and present.

Pliny the Elder The Natural History Book VII with Book VIII 1 34 Pliny the Elder The Natural History Book VII with Book VIII 1 34

2015-05-212015-05-21 Pliny the Pliny the ElderPliny the Pliny the Elder

This edition provides the full Latin text accompanied by commentary notes that provide linguistic help and explanations, plus vocabulary lists of Latin terms and an index of proper names.

Author: Pliny the Pliny the Elder

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

ISBN: 9781472521019

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Pliny the Elder's Natural History is a vast encyclopaedia, surveying natural phenomena from cosmology to biology, medicine to magic. Direct observation, informed speculation and common knowledge are combined to present a key snapshot of ancient thought and the Romans' perspective on the world around them. Book VII of The Natural History provides a detailed examination of the human animal and is crucial to understanding the work as a whole. In Pliny's eyes, mankind 'for whose sake nature was created', represents the basis for which the natural world was founded and structured. As a result, the book provides valuable insight into the extraordinary complex of ideas and beliefs that were current in Pliny's era. One of the most interesting transitions of subject in The Natural History is that from man to animals (between Books VII and VIII) and for this reason the section on elephants at the beginning of Book VIII is included here, to show how Pliny moves on to his account of the animal he considers 'nearest to the human disposition'. This edition provides the full Latin text accompanied by commentary notes that provide linguistic help and explanations, plus vocabulary lists of Latin terms and an index of proper names. The in-depth introduction provides valuable details about the work's historical, scientific and literary context, as well as an overview of the work's legacy and reception.

Stray Notes on Fishing and Natural HistoryStray Notes on Fishing and Natural History

18601860 Cornwall SimeonCornwall Simeon

22 GREEK AND LATIN CLASS - BOOKS , BY J . WRIGHT , M . A . , Of Trinity
College , Cambridge , Head Master of Sutton Coldfield Grammar School . 1 . A
Help to Latin Grammar . With Easy Exercises , both English and Latin , Questions
, and ...

Author: Cornwall Simeon

Publisher: Cambridge: Macmillan

ISBN: UCAL:B3272051

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Elements of Natural History for the use of schools and young persons comprising the principles of classification interspersed with account of the most remarkable animals Illustrated etcElements of Natural History for the use of schools and young persons comprising the principles of classification interspersed with account of the most remarkable animals Illustrated etc

18441844 afterwards LEE BOWDICH (Sarah)afterwards LEE BOWDICH (Sarah)

Elementary Latin Works , Dictionaries , Grammars , & r . Riddle's Latin Dictionary .
A Complete Latin - English and English - Latin Dictionary ; compiled from the best
sources , chiefly German . By the Rev. J. E. RIDDLE , M.A. of St. Edmund Hall ...

Author: afterwards LEE BOWDICH (Sarah)

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ISBN: BL:A0017503243

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Journal of the Essex County Natural History SocietyJournal of the Essex County Natural History Society

18521852 Essex County Natural History SocietyEssex County Natural History Society

Essex County Natural History Society. } ( Both in allusion to its PATELLA . Latin ,
a littte basin . ALVEUS . Conrad . Latin , a trough . Syn . PATELLOIDEA . (
Gaimard . ) See “ Couthouy's Remarks on two species of Patelloidea . ” Boston
Journ .

Author: Essex County Natural History Society

Publisher:

ISBN: MINN:31951D007683543

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The Wiltshire Archaeological and Natural History MagazineThe Wiltshire Archaeological and Natural History Magazine

18661866

... never been applied to the present case . A close investigation , first of the strict
history of the word itself , and secondly , of the parish map , led me to the
conclusion set forth in the volume referred to . 1 . - As to the Name . Ad Divisas is
Latin ...

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Includes proceedings of the annual general meetings of the Wiltshire Archaeological and Natural History Society.

Notes on Collecting and Preserving Natural history Objects Notes on Collecting and Preserving Natural history Objects

18831883 John Ellor TaylorJohn Ellor Taylor

Nor is there much gained , even if you become acquainted with English , or even
Latin , names of natural - history objects . Many people can catalogue them glibly
, and never make a slip , and yet they are practically ignorant of the real ...

Author: John Ellor Taylor

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ISBN: UCAL:B3124144

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NATURAL HISTORY OF INSECTS NOXIOUS AND USEFUL INSECTSNATURAL HISTORY OF INSECTS NOXIOUS AND USEFUL INSECTS

18581858 WILLIAM KIRBY, M.A. F.R.S. F.L.S.WILLIAM KIRBY, M.A. F.R.S. F.L.S.

... Germanica Yonge's English - Greek Lexicon 24 26 Latin Gradus Maguire's
Rome 24 15 Zumpt's Latin Grammar Margaret Percival 24 20 Martineau's
Christian Life 15 Hymns 15 Natural History in general . Studies of Christianity 15
Merivale's ...

Author: WILLIAM KIRBY, M.A. F.R.S. F.L.S.

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Transactions of the Hertfordshire Natural History Society and Field ClubTransactions of the Hertfordshire Natural History Society and Field Club

18921892 Hertfordshire Natural History Society and Field ClubHertfordshire Natural History Society and Field Club

Hertfordshire Natural History Society and Field Club ... In the last five years of his
life , Rawley says , " he composed the greatest part of his books and writings ,
both in English and Latin , which , ” he continues , “ I will enumerate ( as near ...

Author: Hertfordshire Natural History Society and Field Club

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ISBN: UCBK:C063005180

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Report of the Superintendent of Public InstructionReport of the Superintendent of Public Instruction

18771877 Michigan. Dept. of Public InstructionMichigan. Dept. of Public Instruction

History . Latin . Map Drawing . U . S . History . Latin . Greek . U . S . History .
SECOND YEAR . 20 Term Latin . Greek . Algebra , Latin . Latin . Latin . English
Composition . ... Physiology . IV . 3d Term . Latin . Natural History . Elementary
Logic .

Author: Michigan. Dept. of Public Instruction

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ISBN: UCAL:B2872412

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Report of the President of Harvard College and Reports of DepartmentsReport of the President of Harvard College and Reports of Departments

18811881 Harvard UniversityHarvard University

Greek ; Latin . John Prescott Farnsworth . Natural History . Frank Clinton Fernald .
Natural History . Charles Henry Wheelwright Foster . Chemistry . Farley Brewer
Goddard . Greek ; Latin ; Philosophy . George Angier Gordon . Philosophy .

Author: Harvard University

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ISBN: CORNELL:31924069355745

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The Natural History of the Raw Materials of CommerceThe Natural History of the Raw Materials of Commerce

18871887 John YeatsJohn Yeats

Raptores ( Latin , raptor , a robber ) , or birds of prey , having a strong , curved ,
sharp - pointed beak , short robust legs , and a foot furnished with three toes
before and one behind , which are armed with long , strong , crooked , and more
or ...

Author: John Yeats

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ISBN: HARVARD:HNDLUA

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Invertabrate animals Botany the natural history of plants Geology the natural history of the earth s stuctureInvertabrate animals Botany the natural history of plants Geology the natural history of the earth s stucture

18521852 William Samuel Waithman RuschenbergerWilliam Samuel Waithman Ruschenberger

( Folium , Latin , a leaf ; lineare , Latin , line - shape . ) . The two edges straight
and equidistant throughout , except at the two extremities . The Aster linearifolius
, the star - flower , as well as Indian corn , and the grasses generally , have
leaves of ...

Author: William Samuel Waithman Ruschenberger

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ISBN: SRLF:AX0000196030

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