The Ceremonies and religious customs of the various nations of the known world : together with historical annotations and several curious discourses equally instructive and entertaining / written originally in French and illustrated with a large number of folio copper plates, all beautifully designed by Mr. Bernard Picart, and curiously engraved by most of the best hands in Europe : faithfully translated into English by a gentleman some time since of St. John's College in Oxford.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Bernard, Jean Frédéric, -1752.

Bruzen de La Martinière, Antoine Augustin, 1662-1746

Picart, Bernard, 1673-1733

Du Bosc, Claude, 1684-1745?

Founders Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Standardized Title:

Cérémonies et coutumes religieuses de tous les peuples du monde. English. 1733.

Language:

English

French

Subjects (All):

Religions--Early works to 1800.

Religions.

Rites and ceremonies.

Physical Description:

6 volumes : illustrations (some folded) ; 47 cm (folio)

Place of Publication:

London : Printed by William Jackson for Claude Du Bosc, engraver ..., 1733-1739.

Contents:

v.1-2. Ceremonies of the Jews and the Roman Catholicks

v.3-4. Ceremonies and religious customs of the idolatrous nations

v.5. Ceremonies of the Greeks and Protestants

v.6, pt.1. The doctrine and discipline of the Church of England, of the Presbyterians, independents, Anabaptists, Quakers, etc. pt.2. The various sects of Mahometans

Notes:

Translation of: Cérémonies et coutumes religieuses de tous les peuples du monde.

"Une compilation extraite des écrits de R. Simon, de J. Abbadie, de Dupin ..." edited by J. F. Bernard, Bruzen de la Martinière, etc. -- Brunet.

Vols. 5-7 have imprint: Printed for Claude Du Bosc.

Vol. 4 incorrectly designated as v.4, pt.2; v.6 in 2 parts, pt.2 also called v.7, with separate title page.

Includes indexes.

"Additions and corrections of the former volumes": v.6, pt.2, p. 157-164.

OCLC:

8776592