Apicius

by Christopher W. Grocock, Sally Grainger, Marcus Gavius Apicius

Apicius is the sole remaining cookery book from the days of the Roman Empire. Though there were many ancient Greek and Latin works concerning food, this collection of recipes is unique. The editors suggest that it is a survival from many such collections maintained by working cooks and that the attribution to Apicius the man (a real-life Roman noble of the 2nd century AD), is a mere literary convention. There have been many English translations of...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1903018137
• ISBN13: 9781903018132
• Release Date: December 2006
• Publisher: Prospect Books (UK)
• Length: 448 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 7.1" x 10.0"