[Ethnography] Picart, B. Cérémonies et coutumes religieuses de tous les peuples du monde

Represéntées par des figures (...). Amst., J.F. Bernard, 1728-1743. 9 vols. (different eds. present). 9 title vignettes, num. engr. headpieces and a total of 243 engr. plates (full-p., double-p. and fold). Unif. marbled calf (worn) w. gilt centrepeices of the Marquis de Bouzols, gilt fleurons and mor. letterp. on ribbed spines. Folio.

Ex libris and library call no. ticket on upper pastedowns. All vols. (very) browned and foxed. Beautifully illustrated works depicting the rites and rituals of various beliefs but also costumes, deities, etc. The work deals with religious practices in Asia, Africa, North and South America and Europe, including Judaism, Islam, Catholicism, Greek Orthodox, and the various forms of Protestantism, as well as orders of chivalry and the inquisition. Despite condemnation by the Catholic church, the work was a resounding success. (total 9)