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Cookery and Dining in Imperial Rome
by Apicius
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In: Cookbooks and Cooking·History - Ancient·Cooking & Drinking
Public-domain ebook sourced from Project Gutenberg #29728.
Public-domain ebook
by Apicius
Language: en7,878 downloads on Project Gutenberg
Subjects
In: Cookbooks and Cooking·History - Ancient·Cooking & Drinking
Public-domain ebook sourced from Project Gutenberg #29728.
Cookery and Dining in Imperial Rome presents a scholarly edition of the surviving culinary material attributed to the famed Roman gourmand Apicius, supplemented by the 8th‑century excerpts of the Goth scholar Vinidarius. The volume opens with a richly described illustration of a theatre’s decorative wall, followed by a detailed provenance of the manuscript sources, Venetian printings of the 1503 Lancilotus edition, the Codex Salmasianus, and notes on the rubrication practices that bridge manuscript and early print culture. From there the text moves into the “Brevis Pimentorum,” a concise inventory of spices, seeds, herbs, liquids, nuts and dried fruits that a Roman household was expected to keep on hand, and then lists the named dishes that these ingredients animate. The opening pages thus frame the work as both a historical artifact and a functional recipe collection, inviting readers to explore the culinary lexicon of ancient Rome.
The prose is a blend of medieval Latin translation, philological commentary, and practical instruction, retaining the terse, formulaic style of the original recipes while offering modern explanations of obscure terms. Its voice is scholarly yet grounded in the kitchen, reflecting the layered transmission of the text from antiquity through Byzantine and Renaissance hands. Readers with an interest in classical studies, food history, or the evolution of culinary terminology will find the book rewarding, as will chefs who enjoy reconstructing ancient dishes from fragmentary, yet meticulously documented, sources.
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