PICARD (Bernard). Histoire générale des cérémonies,... Lot 149

[PICARD (Bernard)]. Histoire générale des cérémonies, mœurs et coutumes religieuses de tous les peuples du monde Paris, Rollin Fils, 1741. 7 volumes in-folio, contemporary red morocco, richly decorated ribbed spines, red and havana morocco titles and giblets, triple gilt fillet framing the boards, double gilt fillet on the edges, inner gilt roulette, gilt edges (a few scratches to the boards, a few shorter plates, a few restorations, a few browned leaves, a few stains). A uniformly bound copy of this famous work, illustrated with a frontispiece and 226 plates. This Paris edition of Religious Ceremonies, somewhat different from the Amsterdam edition published in 1723-1743, was published under the literary direction of Abbé Banier, with the text sometimes entirely taken up again, sometimes simply corrected by Abbé Lemascrier, as well as new dissertations added to the original work. Most of the plates are the same as those in the Hollande edition. Only a few were engraved in Paris by Duflos et al., as were the vignettes. Tome I. Containing the religious ceremonies of the Jews and Catholics. - Seconde partie du tome premier contenant les cérémonies & coutumes religieuses des Catholiques- 383 pp, (3) p., 29 pl.Tome II.Suite des cérémonies religieuses des Catholiques. - Second part of volume II containing the historical memoirs used for the History of the Inquisitions- 468 pp, (3) p., 38 pl.Tome III.Qui traite des cérémonies religieuses des Grecs Schismatiques & des Protestans. - Seconde partie du tome III qui traite de la religion & des cérémonies des Chrétiens qui se sont donnés le nom de Protestans, Evangélistes & Réformés- 422 pp, , 19 pl.Tome IV.Suite des cérémonies religieuses des Protestans- 414 p., 13 pl. et une supplémentaireTome V.Contenant les cérémonies religieuses des Mahométans. Seconde partie du tome V contenant les cérémonies religieuses des Idolâtres- 430 p., 41 pl.Tome VI.Suite des cérémonies religieuses des Idolâtres- Faux-titre, 453 pp, (2) p., 44 pl.Tome VII.Première partie du Tome VII. Containing the religious ceremonies of the Americans. Second part of Volume VII. Qui traite des cérémonies religieuses des peuples d'Afrique- (2) f., 427 p., (1) p., 42 pl.Each part is followed by a table of chapters. Table of plates at the end of each volume. Missing frontispiece in T1, stains on two faux-titres at the beginning of T2, one additional plate in T4 (p 266) not announced in the table (Le cimetière de St Médard Différentes agitations des convulsionaires), pl 21 of T6 partially colored. Provenance: Viscount Mersey Bignor Park(ex-libris). (Brunet I, 1743).