SC - Apicius

[Elaine Koogler]

I do hope that, once your research is complete, you'll publish it in one form or
another...at the very least, give those of us on this List a run-down of what
you found.  I know that I would find it very useful!

Kiri

Gaylin wrote:

> My goal, however, is not
> to do so for that purpose but rather to examine the stemma of
> Platina's work. I want to get into his mind. I can do that by
> looking at Apicius.
>
> I want to see why he tried (and why I believe he failed) to
> adequately use an Apician division to his cookbook. I want to
> see where he took Apician material and added Pliny. I want to see
> where he skipped Apcius in favor of Martino. I want to see if I
> can trace the Arabic traditions back to the Greek medicine in
> the Hippocratic corpus and in the work of Galen. And what about
> the traditions derived from some of the other aspects you
> mentioned? Did, perhaps, Platina look at some of the more
> militaristic manuals in search of information? Did he perhaps
> glance at Vegetius somewhere in his trip down the library
> shelves? I don't know. I doubt it. But I feel compelled to look.
>
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