Illustrated title page of Histoire générale des cérémonies, moeurs, et coutumes religieuses de tous les peuples du monde
The title page of Histoire générale des cérémonies, moeurs, et coutumes religieuses de tous les peuples du monde, featurnig an engraving depicting, clockwise from the top, Christianity represented by angels surrounding the Bible, bearing the Latin phrase “biblia sacra concilia et traditiones” and a woman holding a communion chalice, Buddhism by two men praying (bottom right), Islam by one man reading the Qu’ran to his suffering companion, and Judaism by a woman reading the Old Testament, as a blindfolded woman with bat wings holds a lantern for her (left). The Latin inscription below reads, “Coelum filius Invenit et Sculpsit”.
Picart, Bernard, 1673-1733
Rollin, fils
Paris (France)
Banier, M. l'abbé (Antoine), 1673-1741
French
Religions
Christianity
Judaism
Islam
Buddhism
Bible
Qur'an
Prayer
Angels
Bats
Cherubs (Art)
Eighteenth century
45 cm (approx.)
Still image
engravings (prints)
Histoire générale des cérémonies, moeurs, et coutumes religieuses de tous les peuples du monde: Volume 1
1741 BANI V.1
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