| Archestratus: Fragments from the Life of Luxury Revised Edition Contributor(s): Archestratus (Author), Wilkins, John (Translator), Hill, Shaun (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1903018625 ISBN-13: 9781903018620 Publisher: Prospect Books (UK) OUR PRICE: $21.60 Product Type: Paperback Published: October 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Cooking | History - History | Ancient - General |
| LCCN: 2010467710 |
| Physical Information: 0.4" H x 5.4" W x 8.4" (0.40 lbs) 104 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Archestratus' description of the foods, particularly fish, available, how they should be cooked and where found in the best condition is testimony of the strength of the Mediterranean tradition. His cooking contrasts piquantly with the strongly flavoured dishes of Apicius. The Greek verse has been translated into prose and set in context in the introduction. Archestratus has been the subject of a major new edition by Olsen & Sens. However, its price is prohibitive and it is less accessible to people interested in the history of food rather than Greek prosody. |