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Texts, in original languages or in translation, are cited if they have possible relevance to Roman Purbeck Stone studies. JP takes no responsibility for the works cited.
Apicius De re coquinaria (c.400AD)
("Catiline")
Mary Ella Milham's edition
Refers to mortaria about 50 times.
Wikipedia on Apicius
The best printed parallel version is probably:
The Roman cookery book. A critical translation of "The art of cooking"
by Apicius, for use in the study and kitchen.
Barbara Flower and Elizabeth Rosenbaum.
London, 1980, reprint of Harrap, London, 1958.
M. Porcius Cato the elder (Censor) De agricultura (The Latin Library)
English version (Thayer).
Recipes requiring substantial amounts of dough to be handled in a mortar
A. Cornelius Celsus De medicina (Thayer) One mention of mortarium in book 5
L. Iunius Moderatus Columella De re rustica (The Latin Library) Book XII (de vilica) for mortars
T. Maccius Plautus Aulularia
One reference to mortars (as a thing that neighbours want to borrow)
C. Plinius Secundus the elder Historia naturalis (Thayer); especially book XXXVI, on stone
M. Vitruvius Pollio De architectura (Thayer) Use of mortar (vessel) in making ink, 7.10.3; mortar (stuff that sets) 5.12.3, 8.6.4
Encyclopedia entry about Roman mortars (W. Smith ed. Bill Thayer)
M. Terentivs Varro Rerum rusticarum de agri cultura (The Latin Library) Nothing about mortars
Index to Thayer's Lacus Curtius. If you don't find it here, use Google
Corpus Scriptorum Latinorum (www.forumromanum.org)
www.canadiancontent.net: index to many sites with texts
www.csbsju.edu: Coll. of St Benedict & St John, index to many Latin resources inc. dictionaries
Woodhouse's English--Attic Greek dictionary, 1910 (Chicago)
Lewis and Short's Latin--English dictionary: directly or indirectly
William Smith's
Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities and
Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology
Alternatively available through
Univ. of Michigan/
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