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CONTENTS
7 News from the Editors: The Oxford Symposium and the Sophie Coe Memorial Prize
11 Viper Soup, Viper Broth, Viper Wine, Jennifer Stead
15 ‘Nondescript Gallimaufries’ or Sophisticated Spicings? A Revaluation of Mediaeval Cuisine, Barbara Santich
27 By the Baths of Caracalla: A Major Resource for Food Historians Unveiled, Alan Davidson
32 Trifling Points, Various contributors
37 The Chekich in England, Peter Brears
40 Zukanda and Other Delicacies: haute cuisine in the days of the Hammurabi, Eveline J van der Steen
47 Rau Ram, Dr Robert Bond
51 Bookish Comments from the Chateau du Fey, Anne Willan & Mark Cherniavsky
53 Book Reviews
62 Notes and Queries
68 Our Addresses and Prices