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PLATE A.
Frontispiece—Portrait of the Author.
PLATE B.
Heaven and Earth.
PLATE B*.
Victua, or the Goddess of Gastronomy.
PLATE I.
Egyptian Labourers.—No. 1, Egyptian Labourer. No. 2, Sketch of a Plough. No. 3, Basket. No. 4, Egyptian with Sickle, drawn by Horses 12
PLATE II.
Greek and Roman Ploughs.—Nos. 1 and 2, Greek and Roman Ploughs. No. 3, Plough, turned once or twice. No. 4, Plough, as used by the Gauls 14
PLATE III.
Agricultural Implements.—No. 1, Plain Sickle. No. 2A, Plough, from the Georgics of Virgil. No. 3, Scythe. No. 4, Spade. No. 5, Pick-axe. Nos. 6 and 7, Mattocks 16
PLATE IV.
Alcinous’s Hand-Mill 25
PLATE V.
JumentariÆ Mills 26
PLATE VI.
Plautus’s Hand-Mill 27
PLATE VII.
Cappadocia Bread.—No. 1, Loaf of Bread. No. 2, Pastry Mould. No. 3, Cappadocia Bread. No. 4, Mould for ditto 38
PLATE VIII.
Scales and Weights 130
PLATE IX.
Varro’s Aviary 198
PLATE X.
Apicius and Epicurus 201
PLATE XI.
Remains of Kitchen Stoves.—No. 1, Kitchen Stove. No. 2. Stock Pot. No. 3, Ditto. No. 4, Ladles. No. 5, Brazier 259
PLATE XII.
Stock Pots and Broken Stewpan 261
PLATE XIII.
Kitchen Utensils.—No. 1, Boiler, of Bronze. No. 2, Flat Saucepan. No. 3, Kettle. No. 4, Gridiron. No. 5, Trivet 262
PLATE XIV.
Chafing-Dish and Silver Cup.—No. 1, Chafing-Dish. No. 2, Silver Cup 263
PLATE XV.
Spoon, Fork, Knife, Simpulum, &c.—No. 1, Roman Silver Spoon. No. 2, Brass Knife. No. 3, Simpulum. No. 4, Ditto. No. 5, Fork 264
PLATE XVI.
Roman Silver Knife-handle, Silver Spoon, and Deep Dish.—No. 1, Silver Knife-handle. No. 2, Spoon. No. 3, Dish 265
PLATE XVII.
Roman and Egyptian Pails.—No. 1, Pail, of Bronze. No. 2, Pail, with Two Handles (Egyptian) 297
T H I S W O R K
Is Dedicated by the Author
TO THE
G E N I U S O F G A S T R O N O M Y.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

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