An account of the remains of the worship of Priapus : lately existing at Isernia, in the kingdom of Naples: in two letters; one from Sir William Hamilton, K. B. His Majesty's Minister at the Court of Naples, to Sir Joseph Banks, Bart. President of the Royal Society; and the other from a person residing at Isernia: to which is added, a discourse on the worship of Priapus, And its Connexion with the mystic Theology of the Ancients. By R. P. Knight, Esq.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Knight, Richard Payne, 1751-1824.

Series:

Eighteenth century collections online. Part 1.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Priapus (Greek deity)--Cult--Early works to 1800.

Priapus.

Priapus (Greek deity).

Cults.

Phallicism--Italy--Isernia--Early works to 1800.

Phallicism.

Isernia (Italy)--Religious life and customs--Early works to 1800.

Isernia (Italy).

Italy--Isernia.

Physical Description:

195 pages, 1 unnumbered page,plates : illustrations ; 4⁰

Place of Publication:

London : printed by T. Spilsbury, Snowhill, M.DCC.XXXVI. [1786]

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

text file

Notes:

Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements. s2009 miunns

Reproduction of original from Harvard University Houghton Library.

Cited in:

English Short Title Catalog, N2172.

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.