ATHENAEUS Dipnosophistarum sive coenae sapientum libri XV 1

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ATHENAEUS. Dipnosophistarum sive coenae sapientum libri XV. Latin translation by Natale Conti. [24], 898, [24] pages. 8vo, contemporary panelled calf with gilt azured arabesque centerpiece and corner fleurons on covers, spine somewhat worn, joints cracked, cords intact; some minor worming in blank margins, light marginal dampstaining at very end, contents otherwise generally quite clean. Lyon: apud Sebastianum Barptolomæi Honorati, 1556

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first lyon edition of the first Latin translation, which was originally published the same year in Venice. Dating from the early 3rd century A.D., the Deipnosophistae describes a series of imaginary banquets at which scholarly guests discuss a wide variety of subjects with a particular emphasis on food and wine. The book is a rich source of information on ancient Greek culinary practices and recipes, social customs, and sexual behavior, and contains extensive excerpts from older literary works now lost. Hoffmann I, 397-98; Sarton I, 326-27; Vicaire 50. For the 1514 original edition of the Greek text see the catalogue of Swann sale 2140, April 3rd, 2008, lot 6.