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Herrliberger,D. Worship Ceremonies, or H. Church Customs and Religious Duties of Christians. In beautiful copper plates, after the famous Picard's invention. Divided into VII editions:... Zurich and Basel, Eckenstein 1746. fol. With copper title, engraved portrait, 3 (instead of 4) engraved titles. Intertitles and 82 engraved plates. Plates. 1 leaf, 13, 40, 22 pp., 1 leaf, 18, 85 pp. (without pp. 81-84). Hardcover (more rubbed, edges scuffed). Lipperheide Oc 25; Leemann-van Elck p. 151 - First part of the German edition of "Ceremonies religieuses de tous les Peuples du Monde". The intertitles are dated 1738-1745. "This engraved work is a quite significant achievement from Herrliberger's engraving workshop and is a glorious testimony to the Zurich art of book illustration of this period. Picart first published this monumental work in 1743 and thus created a veritable treasure trove for religious studies" (Leemann). - Heavier wear, with tears and marginal defects, some loose or loosened, browned and stained.
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