Pliny the Elder
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How to cite Pliny's "Natural History" in Pleiades references.
Standard abbreviation: Plin.
Preferred Citation
When citing Pliny the Elder with a link to the Latin text in the Package Humanities Institute's Latin Texts (preferred method), indicate the PHI edition as follows:
| short title | Plin. NH (Mayhoff: PHI) |
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| citation detail | 5.75.8 |
| formatted citation | Pliny, Natural History 5.75.8. Digital version in the Packard Humanities Institute Latin Texts online:
K.F.T. Mayhoff (ed.), Naturalis Historiae, Bibliotheca scriptorum Graecorum et Romanorum Teubneriana, Lipsiae, 1906.
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| bibliographic URI | https://www.zotero.org/groups/2533/items/8AK7HSRG |
| access URI | http://latin.packhum.org/loc/978/1/348/267-273#348 |
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Canonical Citation Only
When citing Pliny the Elder canonically (i.e., without specifying a particular edition):
| short title | Plin. NH |
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| citation detail | 5.75.8 |
| formatted citation | Pliny, Natural History, 5.75.8 |
| bibliographic URI |
http://data.perseus.org/catalog/urn:cts:latinLit:phi0978.phi001
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Citing a Specific Edition Only Available in Print
When specifically citing a print-only edition of Pliny the Elder (i.e., because Mayhoff as it appears in PHI is somehow inferior or defective in a relevant way):
| short title | Plin. NH (modern editor's last name) |
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| citation detail | 5.75.8 |
| formatted citation | Pliny, Natural History 5.75.8. Edition: edition citation using Pleiades style. |
| bibliographic URI | pleiades zotero URI for the modern edition cited |
| access URI | worldcat permalink |
| alternate URI |
http://data.perseus.org/catalog/urn:cts:latinLit:phi0978.phi001
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