Banquet des savans
By: par Athénée ; traduit, tant sur le textes imprimés, que sur plusieurs manuscrits, par M. Lefebvre de Villebrune
Contributors: Lefebvre de Villebrune, Jean-Baptiste, 1732-1809, translator; Lamy, Pierre-Michel, active 1777-1813, bookseller; Picart, Bernard, 1673-1733, engraver; Née, François Denis, 1732-1817, engraver; Lebarbier, Jean Jacques François, 1738-1826, illustrator; Marillier, Clément Pierre, 1740-1808, illustrator
Publisher: Lamy
Published: 1789
Language: fre
Subjects: Aphorisms and apothegms; Gastronomy; Early works to 1800; Anecdotes
Other titles: Oeuvres d'Athénee
Work titles: Deipnosophistae
Description: In Deipnosophistae Athenaeus of Naucratis describes a series of banquets held in Rome by Publius Livius Larensis during which the guests quote extensively from various Greek literary works some of which have been lost. The topics include food and foodstuffs, wine, luxury, music, etc. The work also provides an important source of ancient Greek recipes.
Notes: Vol. 5 includes index.

Errata at end of each vol.

Vol. 1 has added engraved title page dated MDCCXCII with title vignette engraved by Née after Marillier.

Vol. 1 comprises 21 engravings on 16 plates, including a frontispiece designed and engraved by B. Picart.

Vol. 5 comprises 18 engraved plates , including an added engraved title page engraved by Née after Le Barbier.

Vicaire, G.  Bib. gastronomique, col. 51

Monglod, A.  France révolutionnaire et impériale, vol. 1, col. 396-400

Gift of Anne Willan and Mark Cherniavsky.

Binding: marbled paper over boards; spine calfskin with gilt tooling; marbled edges; Anne Willan's bookplate on front pastedown.