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 : vol. III, containing the ceremonies of the idolatrous nations : 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
Contributors: Bernard, Jean Frédéric, d. 1752; Bruzen de La Martinière, Antoine Augustin, 1662-1746
Publisher: Printed by William Jackson, for Claude du Bosc
Published: 1734
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 495
Subjects: Indians of South America -- Religion; Indians of South America -- Rites and ceremonies; Indians of North America -- Religion; Indians of North America -- Rites and ceremonies; India -- Rites and ceremonies
Other titles: Ceremonies of the idolatrous nations
Notes: Title vignette

"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)

Signatures: [A]1, [triangle of asterisks with apex down]-[triangle of asterisks with apex up] in 2s, [A]2, B-6Q in 2s, 6R1

Includes index

ESTC T137604