BOOK III

_EXPLICIT APICII CEPURICA DE OLERIBUS LIBER TERTIUS_ [Tac.]

{Illustration: THERMOSPODIUM OF PLAIN DESIGN

Water and food heater for everyday purposes. Charcoal fuel. Foods were kept on top in pans, dishes or pots, and were thus carried from the kitchen into the dining room. They were also used for food service in hotel rooms, supplied from adjacent tavern kitchens, as some hotels had no food preparation facilities. This handy apparatus was designed for general utility, as it also served as a portable stove on chilly days in living rooms that were not heated from the central heating plant found in larger houses. Ntl. Mus. Naples, 73882; Field M. 24179.}

APICIUS

## Book IV {Illustration: ROMAN WINE PRESS

Reconstruction in Naples, in the new section of the National Museum.}

{Illustration: A DISH FOR THE SERVICE OF EGGS

Hildesheim Treasure}

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