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Phil Clark wrote :

> On Tue, 20 Apr 2004 21:46:15 +0300, "Opinicus" >
> wrote:
>
>> "Jon" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> Does anyone know of a website that has an online version of
>>> Apicius's book but in English?
>>
>> I think all of the existing English translations are still covered by
>> copyright so it's unlikely you'll find a complete text on the
>> internet. You can find many examples of individual recipes and
>> adaptations however. Just do a Google search on "Apicius".
>
> If you want to splash out on a printed edition, I recommend the Dover
> edition: "Apicius: cookery & dining in Imperial Rome", translated by
> Vehling. It's straight translations from the Latin text, with
> discussions on what things might mean and how to interpret the
> instructions. Excellent. None left out, no "adaptations" of the
> recipes to suit modern palates, no quantities and cooking times - but
> then if you need these you shouldn't be attempting Roman recopies ;-)

Just a word of caution, IIRC Vehling didn't so much translate as adapt, and
his book seems to have quite a few differences to the original latin. Don't
know how much the difference is but I read quite a lot about that.

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Salutations, greetings,
Guiraud Belissen, Chteau du Ciel, Drachenwald
Chris CII, Rennes, France

On Thu, 22 Apr 2004 23:26:14 +0200, "Christophe Bachmann"
> wrote:

>
>Just a word of caution, IIRC Vehling didn't so much translate as adapt, and
>his book seems to have quite a few differences to the original latin. Don't
>know how much the difference is but I read quite a lot about that.

It does, however, give both latin and english text, and discusses
where amendments have been made. It's about the only parallel
translation I've come across.