The ceremonies and religious customs of the various nations of the known world
Subtitle: 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
By: 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
Publisher: Printed by William Jackson
Published: 1733
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Translated from: fre
Subjects: Religions; Early works to 1800; Rites and ceremonies
Notes: Title vignettes.

Occasional minor title variations on t.-ps. for vols. 2-6.

"Une compilation extraite des écrits de R. Simon, de J. Abbadie [e. a.]", edited by J. F. Bernard, Bruzen de la Martinière, etc. cf. Brunet, Manuel de libraire (referring to the Amsterdam French edition of 1728-43).

Includes indexes.
Table of contents: title: v. 1. The ceremonies of the Jews, and the Roman Catholics; title: v. 2. A continuation of the dissertations concerning the customs and religious ceremonies of the Roman Catholics; title: v. 3. The ceremonies of the idolatrous nations; title: v. 4. The ceremonies and religious customs of the idolatrous nations (part 2); title: v. 5. The ceremonies of the Greeks and Protestants; title: v. 6. In two parts: Part 1. The doctrine and discipline of the Church of England, of the Presbyterians, Independents, Anabaptists, Quakers &c. Part 2. The various sects of Mahometans, with an appendix of the lives of Mohammed, Omar, and Ali.