Superstitions anciennes et modernes

Library's copy bound in 1 v Signatures: T. 1. [pi]² *-*****² A-Xxx² A[italic]-S[italic]². T. 2. [pi]² *² A-Kk² + 1 leaf (verso blank) A-Rrrr² (last blank) Pagination: T. 1. [4], XVIII, [2], 54 p., [11] leaves of plates, [55]-114 p., 1 leaf of plates, [115]-268, 72 p. T. 2. [8], 24, [1 leaf of plates] 25-133, 326, [16] p Vol. 2, ptie. 1. contains, under the running title "Histoire des pratiques superstitieuses" dissertations by Le Brun and "Lettres" of endorsement or controversy concerning his writings. Ptie. 2 is the "Traite des superstitions, seconde partie, des superstitions qui regardent les Sacremens" by Thiers. Tables des chapitres summarize the contents of each part These vols. are often included as v. 10 and 11 in Bernard's set, Ceremonies et coutumes religieuses de tous les peuples du monde, but display no bibliographic associations Bernard issued at least two printings of this title and dates, one grand papier and this one, petit papier, with different type settings and placement of the text, plates, preliminaries, etc. Both eds. have the same principal articles in t. 1: J.-B. Thiers' "Traité des superstitions selon l'Ecriture Sainte, les decrets des conciles, et les sentimens des Saints Peres et des theologians", originally published in Paris 1679, and: Discernement des effets naturels d'avec ceux qui ne le sont pas, avec l'Histoire critique des pratiques superstitieuses, qui on séduit les peuples & embarassé les savans, by Le P. Le Brun, originally published in 1702. "Eloge historique du P. Le Brun, prêtre de l'Oratoire" p. VII-XI, has been provided. The dedication has been signed by "Bellon", reported (by the Bibliothèque Nationale) to have edited this posthumous text and published an edition of it. Preliminaries from the first ed. are included. Each Getty edition has 12 leaves of plates, this petit papier ed. having one plate marked "Sup. to. 2. Remarq."in v. 1, which occurs in v. 2 of the grand papier ed 2 volumes 40 cm Title vignettes Binder's title: Coutumes religieuses des peuples du monde. t.X-XI Title vignettes; tail-pieces; decorative initials Two different editions are known, each with identical imprint. In this ed., the title vignettes are engraved. In the other ed., in which the type is completely reset and the plates re-engraved, the title vignettes are woodcuts; the contents of v. 1 have also been rearranged, with variant collation The engraved plates are unsigned For description of this work and "Cérémonies et coutumes religieuses de tous les peuples du monde", v. 1-9, cf. Brunet, Manuel du libraire, v. 1, col. 1742 "Deux ouvrages estimés composent le livre ... le premier, c'est le Traité des superstitions, par. M. Thiers, imprimé la première fois à Paris en 1679 ... L'autre ouvrage, c'est l'Histoire critique des pratiques superstitieuses ... Le père Le Brun ... la publia ... à Paris (ou plutôt à Rouan chez G. Behours) en 1702"--Au lecteur "Traité des superstitions, 2. ptie.; des superstitions qui regardent les sacremens" is published at end of v. 2 (326, [16] p.) Traité des superstitions / by Jean Baptiste Thiers -- Histoire critique des pratiques superstitieuses / by Pierre Le Brun Edited by Jean Frédéric Bernard