1801 ANCIENT GREEK RECIPES Athenaeus of Naucratis Deipnosophistae Cookbook 14v

1801 ANCIENT GREEK RECIPES Athenaeus of Naucratis Deipnosophistae Cookbook 14v

The Deipnosophistae by Athenaeus of Naucratis is a vast compilation of literary, historical, and cultural knowledge presented as a series of dialogues at Roman banquets, where scholars and dignitaries discuss an array of subjects, including food, music, and ancient customs from nearly 2000 years ago! The work preserves fragments from approximately 700 Greek authors and 2,500 lost writings, that notably includes the oldest known Greek recipe, baked fish topped with cheese, taken from the lost cookbook of Mithaecus!

Published in Strasbourg, France, this incredible 19th-century edition, edited and translated by Johann Schweighäuser with contributions from Isaac Casaubon, reconstructs the original Greek text into Latin and includes extensive commentary, annotations, and indexes.

Item number: #6122

Price: $1500

ATHENAEUS OF NAUCRATIS; SCHWEIGHÄEUSER, Johannes; CASAUBON, Isaac

Athenaei Naucratitae Deipnosophistarum. Libri Quindecim. Ex Optimis Codicibus Nunc Primum Collatis Emendavit ac Supplevit Nova Latina Versione et Animadversionibus Cum Is. Casauboni Aliorumque tum Suis Illustravit Commodisque Indicibus Instruxit Iohannes Scweighäeuser. Δειπνοσοφισταί.

Argentorati: Ex Typographia Societatis Bipontinae, (1801-1807). First Edition.

Details:

• Collation: Complete; 14 volumes
  • I-V – Deipnosophistarum
  • VI-XIV – Animadversiones in Athenaei Deipnosophistas
• Provenance: Armorial Bookplate – Trinity Hall Cambridge
  • Trinity Hall is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. Founded in 1350, it is the fifth-oldest surviving college of the university, having been established by William Bateman, Bishop of Norwich, to train clergymen in canon law after the Black Death. The college library was built in the late 16th century, with the permission of Elizabeth I, likely during the mastership of Thomas Preston, and is now principally used for the storage of the college’s manuscripts and rare books.
• Edition Note(s): First Edition
  • In many multi-volume sets of classical works, the number of physical volumes does not match the number of books: although the title page indicates 15 books, volume 14 is entirely supplemental, and volume 13 contains the 15th book.
• Language: Greek / Latin
• Binding: Leather; secure
  • Note: Handle with care (Multiple volumes have fragile hinges)
  • Ex-Library Cambridge University
• Size: ~8.75in X 5.5in (22cm x 14cm)

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