Apician morsels, or, Tales of the table, kitchen, and larder: with reflections on the dietic productions of early writers; on the customs of the Romans in eating and drinking; on table ceremonies, and rules of conviviality and good breeding; with select epicurean precepts, gourmond maxims and medicines, &c., &c.

  • Humelbergius, Dick, secundus.
Date:
1834
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Credit: Apician morsels, or, Tales of the table, kitchen, and larder: with reflections on the dietic productions of early writers; on the customs of the Romans in eating and drinking; on table ceremonies, and rules of conviviality and good breeding; with select epicurean precepts, gourmond maxims and medicines, &c., &c. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    DItINKING VJSSSJEL3. conjectured by many to imply that water con- tributed to the sound ; though it rather sup- posed that they were a kind of instruments used at sea, to encourage men to fight, or to drown the noise of dying soldiers. Trumpets are derived from the Romans. Spar tula was the name given to a basket, out of which meat was given to the people ; it is taken for an imperfect meal by some authors, whereas ccena recta was perfect supper, and also ccena dubia, in which there were so many dishes, that the guests scarcely knew which of them to choose. At their feasts they had beautiful girls and boys to amuse them. The girls from Cadiz, in Spain, were famous at Rome for the vivacity and sportful humour, which they displayed at great banquets. At such times they made use of various sorts of drinking vessels. It was a common custom to have a horn, enriched with silver or gold; but their ordinary drinking vessels were made of the earth of the Island of Samos, of the beech and olive trees, silver, gold, precious stones, and dead men’s skulls. This last kind of drinking vessel was in use, particularly amongst the Scythians, and the barbarous nations. For when they had de- stroyed their enemies, they cleaned their skulls.