[Sca-cooks] FW: Apicius - two new books, one great offer from DBBC

[Wanda Pease]

Just in case there are people on the list that don't receive the blandishments of the David Brown Book Company/Oxbow books.  Ian assures me that he may be an agent of Ultimate Evil, but he is kind to small children, dogs and cats.


Regina
   P.S.  They also have the Maggie Black, Medieval Cookbook for $10, and a couple of small books on Tudor Cookery by Peter Brears and way too much of my money.


Ian Stevens writes:

One of the best sources, if not the best source, of information relating to Roman cuisine is Apicius' "De Re Coquinaria", published as a cookery manual in the 2nd Century AD.

One of our favorite publishers, Prospect Books, has gone Apicius crazy and has just sent us two new Apicius-related books. One is a fine new critical edition of the Latin text, with notes, introduction and English translation. The other is a reworking of Apicius' recipes for the modern kitchen. Details of both titles are given below.

Naturally, we think that both books should be ordered and we are encouraging this investment by offering the two together (which have a combined retail price of $99.95) for a paltry $75.00!

As a digestif to this feast of Apiciana, you may also wish to peruse this release from the New York Academy of Medicine, whose early medieval manuscript of Apicius has just been rebound:

http://www.nyam.org/news/2690.html

With best regards,

Ian Stevens
The David Brown Book Company
Tel: 1-800-791-9354
	

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'Apicius, A Critical Edition with an Introduction and English Translation' - by Christopher Grocock and Sally Grainger 
List Price: US$ 80.00 
Link: http://www.oxbowbooks.com/bookinfo.cfm?ID=61510&MID=7589

'Cooking Apicius: Roman Recipes for Today' - by Sally Grainger 
List Price: US$ 19.95 
Link: http://www.oxbowbooks.com/bookinfo.cfm?ID=61362&MID=7589