Cookery And Dining In Imperial Rome - A Bibliography, Critical Review and Translation of Apicius De Re Coquinaria (Paperback)

2012 Reprint of 1936 Edition. Exact facsimile of the original edition, not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software. This is an English translation of the oldest known cookbook in existence. The book was originally written for professional cooks working in Ancient Rome, and contains actual recipes presented in the form of a cookbook. The work is translated with the intention of providing an actual cookbook rather than as a scholarly translation of an ancient text. Illustrated. Includes a critical review of the work, a bibliography of early editions and a thorough index. The text is organized in ten books which are arranged in a manner similar to a modern cookbook: Epimeles - The Careful Housekeeper Sarcoptes - The Meat Mincer Cepuros - The Gardener Pandecter - Many Ingredients Ospreon - Pulse Aeropetes - Birds Polyteles - The Gourmet Tetrapus - The Quadruped Thalassa - The Sea Halieus - The Fisherman

General

Imprint:	Martino Fine Books
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	2012
First published:	2012
Authors:	Apicius • Joseph Dommers Vehling
Dimensions:	244 x 170 x 17mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	322
ISBN-13:	978-1-61427-240-3
Categories:	Books > Health, Home & Family > Cookery / food & drink etc > National & regional cuisine Books > Humanities > History > European history > General Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > General Books > History > European history > General Books > History > History of specific subjects > General Books > Food & Drink > National & regional cuisine
LSN:	1-61427-240-9
Barcode:	9781614272403

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