An edition of A pictorial and descriptive view of all religions (1849)

A pictorial and descriptive view of all religions

embracing the forms of worship, practised by the several nations of the known world from the earliest records to the present time. : To which is added a brief view of minor sects; on the basis of the celebrated and splendid work of Bernard Picart. : Illustrated by seventy-three engravings. : Also a history of the Jews and life of Mahommed

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An edition of A pictorial and descriptive view of all religions (1849)

A pictorial and descriptive view of all religions

embracing the forms of worship, practised by the several nations of the known world from the earliest records to the present time. : To which is added a brief view of minor sects; on the basis of the celebrated and splendid work of Bernard Picart. : Illustrated by seventy-three engravings. : Also a history of the Jews and life of Mahommed

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Published by L.D. Ellis.
Language
English
Pages
576

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Subjects

Religions, Rites and ceremonies, Ritual, Sects, Manners and customs, Cultural Characteristics, Rites et cérémonies, Rituel, Sectes, Mœurs et coutumes
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A pictorial and descriptive view of all religions: embracing the forms of worship, practised by the several nations of the known world from the earliest records to the present time. : To which is added a brief view of minor sects; on the basis of the celebrated and splendid work of Bernard Picart. : Illustrated by seventy-three engravings. : Also a history of the Jews and life of Mahommed
1849, Published by L.D. Ellis.
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Table of Contents

Pt. 1. History and religious ceremonies of the Jews
Pt. 2. History and religious customs of the Mahometans
Pt. 3. Religious tenets ceremonies and customs of the Greek and Roman Catholic Churches
Pt. 4. Religious customs and ceremonies of Protestant communities
Pt. 5. Religious ceremonies and customs of Pagan nations and tribes.

Edition Notes

Spine title: Pictorial view of religions.

"The work was originally composed in French, and was comprised in six volumes folio. Its celebrity obtained for it an English translation in the same number of volumes; and within a few years the whole has been abridged in a large quarto volume, by Colin Mackenzie, Esq. This abridgement has been chiefly used by the editor in preparing the present volume ..."--Preface, p. [3].

Also published under titles: Religions, ceremonies and customs, or The forms of worship, practised by the several nations of the known world [and] A pictorial descriptive view and history of all religions.

The embossed design encompasses all, except the outermost border, of the stamp illustrated by Wolf no. 111.

Includes bibliographical references.

Wolf, E. Amer. embossed leather bindings, 111

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Toronto, C.W

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Dewey Decimal Class
291
Library of Congress
BL80 .G66 1849

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576 p., [37] leaves of plates
Number of pages
576

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OL53714677M
OCLC/WorldCat
197486508

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OL39476039W

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