Zu Tisch bei den Alten Römern

A cultural history of eating and drinking across the Roman empire based on the representation of feasting in ancient works of art and a wide range of associated archaeological features and artefacts including kitchens, ovens, querns, cooking implements, ceramics and glass vessels. Gerlach also looks at the types of animals consumed, the transport and tade of foodstuffs, luxury items and regional variations in menus. Richly illustrated throughout with colour reproductions of wall-paintings, mosaics, tomb carvings and a wealth of functional and decorative objects.