Solinus Gaius Julius (fl. 3rd Century AD); and Pliny the Elder (23 AD-79 AD) Exercitationes in Polyhistora

Solinus, Gaius Julius (fl. 3rd Century AD); and Pliny the Elder (23 AD-79 AD) Exercitationes in Polyhistora , ed. Claude Saumaise (1588-1653); Utrecht: Johannes vande Water, et al., 1689. Folio, in two volumes, title pages printed in red and black with engraved vignettes, occasional botanical text woodcuts, text printed in double columns throughout; contemporary paneled calf, spines dry and flaking. Pliny's work is derived mostly from Solinus, and this edition was Saumaise's most important contribution to classical scholarship. He learned Arabic so he could be as accurate as possible with the botanical component of the work.