Histoire générale des cérémonies, mœurs et coutumes religieuses de tous les peuples du monde […].

Seven volumes in-folio; full contemporary red morocco, richly decorated spines, red and havana Morocco title pieces, triple gilt fillet framing the boards, double gilt fillet on the edges, inner gilt border, gilt edges.

Provenance: Ex-libris Viscount Mersey Bignor Park The Paris edition of Cérémonies religieuses differs somewhat from the Amsterdam edition published in 1723-1743. It 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 the new dissertations added to the original work. The plates are for the most part the same as those of the Hollande edition. Only some of them have been engraved in Paris by Duflos and others, as well as the vignettes

Volume I. Containing the religious ceremonies of the Jews and Catholics. - Second part of volume I containing the religious ceremonies & customs of the Catholics - 383 pp, (3) pp, 29 pl. Volume II. Continuation of the religious ceremonies of the Catholics. - Second part of volume II containing the historical memoirs used for the History of the Inquisitions - 468 pp, (3) pp, 38 pl. Volume III. Which treats of the religious ceremonies of the Greek Schismatics & Protestants. - Second part of volume III which deals with the religion & ceremonies of the Christians who have given themselves the name of Protestants, Evangelists & Reformed - 422 pp, , 19 pl. Volume IV. Continuation of the religious ceremonies of the Protestants - 414 pp., 13 pl. and an additional Volume V. Containing the religious ceremonies of the Mahometans. - Second part of volume V containing the religious ceremonies of the Idolaters - 430 pp., 41 pl. Volume VI. Continuation of the religious ceremonies of the Idolaters - Half title, 453 pp, (2) pp, 44 pl. Volume VII. First part of Volume VII. Containing the religious ceremonies of the Americans. Second part of Volume VII. Dealing with the religious ceremonies of the peoples of Africa - (2) ff, 427 pp, (1) p., 42 pl. Each part is followed by a table of chapters. Table of plates at the end of each volume, title vignettes and faux-titles at the beginning of each volume, endpapers, lettering. Missing the frontispiece in T1, stains to two half titles at the beginning of T2, an 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.

Overall, a few shorter plates, some restorations, a few browned leaves, a few stains. Some scuffing to the boards. Binding uniform. Brunet I, 1743.