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The strange and prodigious religions, customs, and manners of sundry nations ...

R. B., 1632?-1725? · 1688 · London. : Printed and sold by Hen. Rodes... · 6 pictures

A 1688 London compendium of foreign religions, customs and manners compiled by R. B. (c. 1632–1725), printed and sold by Henry Rodes, with its illustrations lettered A to H as engraved plates. The four pictures show crowds in open landscapes, a walled city with domed towers under a sky of figures, a column and fire rites, and processions before gateways, giving a designer dense, crowded compositions of costumed figures and ceremonial action.

Religions · Jews · Islam · Indians

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