The ceremonies and religious customs of the various nations of the known world. Together with historical annotations, and several curious discourses...
By: Written originally in French, and illustrated with a large number of folio copper plates ... designed by Mr. Bernard Picart ... Faithfully translated into English, by a gentleman some time since of St. John's College in Oxford
Contributors: Bruzen de La Martinière, Antoine Augustin, 1662-1746; Du Bosc, Claude, 1684-1745
Publisher: Printed by W. Jackson, for Claude Du Bosc
Published: 1733
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Subjects: Religions; Rites and ceremonies
Work titles: Ceremonies et coutumes religieuses. English. 1733
Notes: Signatures: v.1, a-b 2* B-5T 5U 5Y-6B ; v.2, 2* B-5D ; v.3, 3* 3* B-6R ; v.4, 2* a b -c B-6T ; v.5, a B-6T ; v.6, B-3O [v.7] A-2X.

Title-pages in red and black; initials, head and tail-pieces.

Title varies slightly; imprint of v. 5-7: Printed for C. Du Bosc.

Vol. 4 incorrectly designated as v.4, pt.2; v.6, pt.2 also called v.7.

Translation of Ceremonies et coutumes religieuses..., a compilation of works by R. Simon, J. Abbadie, etc., edited by J.F. Bernard and A. Bruzen de La Martinière. Cf. Brunet. Manuel du libraire.

ESTC T137604.
Table of contents: title: v.1. Ceremonies of the Jews and the Roman Catholicks. v.2. A continuation of the dissertations concerning the customs and religious ceremonies of the Roman Catholicks. v.3-4. Ceremonies of the idolatrous nations.; title: v.5. Ceremonies of the Greeks and Protestants.; title: v.6. pt.1. The Doctrine and discipline of the Church of England, of the Presbyterians, Independents, Anabaptists, Quakers, etc. pt.2 [v.7] Various sects of Mahometans, with an appendix of the lives of Mohammed, Omar, and Ali.