The Pleasures of the Table

Gastronomy from ancient days to modern times — the feasts of Greece and Rome, the great chefs and their schools, the literature of the table, and Ellwanger's own views on the aesthetics of dinner-giving.

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Chas, Edw

"A Sa Toute-Puissance!"

From the painting by Gabriel Metzu, 1664 Fantaisie culinaire : le poisson prévoyant By A. Thierry Frontispiece PAGE iv xi Le Cuisinier.

After the engraving by Mariette A Bacchante

Chas, Edw — from The Pleasures of the Table (1902)
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