De Re Culinaria Libri Decem; De Tuenda Ualetudine, Natura Rerum & Popinae [De Honesta Voluptate] De Facultatibus Alimentorum Tractatus by Apicius; Platina, Bartolomeo; Paulus Aegineta - 1541

Seb. Gryphium, Lyon, 1541. Hardcover (Vellum). Very Good. Size: Octavo (8vo). Text is clean and unmarked. Previous owner's book-plate laid in. Early vellum worn and a bit soiled but largely intact - a few chips and a small hole to spine. Early morocco spine label. Some age toning to page edges, scattered foxing, a small dampstain to the corner of the first few pages. Generally a nice clean copy. One of the first editions of Apicius, the 5th century collection of Roman recipes along with an early edition of Platina's enormously influential work, De Honesta Voluptate, here with the fallacious title given it by Torinus (who had published a Quarto edition the same year in Basel - from which this was likely pirated). Also appearing is Aegineta's 7th century work on digestion.Apicius is pages 1-105; Aegineta 106-124 and Platina's ten books 125-314 followed by an index and the Griffin on the rear free endpaper. An enormously important work that contains both the most important book on ancient cookery as well as the most important Renaissance work - even if Platina did crib most of his book from the great chef Maestro Martino di Como. Apicius first appeared in an undated edition ca. 1483, Platina in 1474.For cooks, try the asparagus, cooked Roman style (boiled standing up do that the tops cook slower than the bottoms), but perhaps best to avoid the liquamen and garum (sauce made of fish entrails) - Apicius also has a nice octopus recipe (if you back out the liquamen). In Platina you can't beat the cherry tarts (Torra ex merendis) or the fritters. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Food & Drink. Inventory No: 038171. .