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PICART - BERNARD - BRUZEN DE LA MARTINIERE. Cérémonies et coutumes religieuses de tous les peuples du monde

1728-1743
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PICART - BERNARD - BRUZEN DE LA MARTINIERE. Cérémonies et coutumes religieuses de tous les peuples du monde
1728-1743

 
PICART, Bernard - BERNARD, Jean Frederic - BRUZEN DE LA MARTINIERE, Antoine Augustin. Cérémonies et coutumes religieuses de tous les peuples du monde, représentées par des figures dessinées de la main de Bernard Picard. Avec une explication historique, & quelques dissertations curieuses. 
A Amsterdam, chez J. F. Bernard, 1728-1743 

11 volumi in-folio. 395x245 mm. Legatura coeva in vitello biondo, cornice ornata ai piatti con fleurons agli angoli, dorsi a 6 nervi con fregi in oro e titoli su tasselli in marocchino rosso e verde, tagli rossi. Testo su due colonne. Opera composta da 8 parti in 9 volumi e dall’Aggiunta ‘Superstitions’, 4 parti in 2 volumi. In totale un’Antiporta e 265 tavole incise in rame fuori testo. Alcuni volumi con leggere bruniture, danni trascurabili ai dorsi delle legature.

Opera monumentale magnificamente figurata, completa di tutte le parti, aggiunte e tavole. La collaborazione Bernard-Picart produsse la più famosa opera enciclopedica sulla religione del XVIII secolo. In seguito fu definita la prima visione globale della religione. L’opera è celebre per le belle incisioni realizzate su disegni di Picart. Queste incisioni raffigurano i riti di tutte le religioni del mondo. Cattolici, protestanti riformati olandesi, luterani, anglicani, anabattisti, quaccheri, ortodossi ed ebrei sono raffigurati accanto a indù, messicani e musulmani. Le scene riguardanti popoli esotici si basano su resoconti di viaggio più o meno fantasiosi, che riproducono incisioni di Jean de Léry, tra gli altri, ma le descrizioni delle religioni europee hanno un vero valore documentario. I luoghi sono descritti nei dettagli. Le composizioni molto dettagliate, con numerose piccole figure, permettono di distinguere funzione e rango sociale in base all'abbigliamento e ai cappelli. 
Guttinger: “Ils présentent toutes les religions sur un pied d’égalité, sous l’angle d’une étude de mœurs, et soulignent la relativité des croyances. Les scènes de tortures dénoncent l’horreur de l’Inquisition ; interminables processions catholiques, rites et dogmes sont un peu tournés en dérision : l’ouvrage fut mis à l’index, ce qui n’empêcha pas son succès. En France, on réédita des planches gravées, mais sans le texte subversif. Trois historiens ont souligné combien ce livre « a changé l’Europe » (Lynn Hunt, Margaret C. Jacob et Wijnajnand Mijnhardt … 2010.) par cette démarche comparative et sociétale de la religion annonçant les Lumières.”
Copia conforme a quella presente in Opac.sbn: Volume 1: Tome 1, Cérémonies des Juifs et des chrétiens catholiques (1739). - Vol.2: T.2, continuation of the Catholics (1739). - Vol.3: T.3, Greeks and Protestants (1733). - Vol.4: T.4, Anglicans, Quaquers, Anabaptists, etc (1736). - Vol.5: T.5, Mahometans (1737). - Vol.6: Peuples idolâtres, tome 1 (1735). - Vol.7: Peuples idolâtres, vol. 2 (1728). - Vol.8: T.7, part 2, Dissertations et religions d'Amérique et Afrique (1742). - Vol.9: T.8: Comparaison des religions et Mémoire sur la fête des fous et divers (1743). - Vol.10 and 11: Superstitions (1733 and 1736).
All'epoca fu aggiunta a questa edizione anche l'opera sulle superstizioni composta dagli abati Pierre Le Brun e Jean-Baptiste Thiers, pubblicata dall'abate J. Bellon de Saint-Quentin, con osservazioni di J. F. Bernard e illustrata con 13 tavole (Vol 10 e 11).

Brunet I, 1742; Cohen-De Ricci 134-35. 
Cfr. Christiane Guttinger, Le Graveur Bernard Picart..., in Amities huguenotes internationales, 2019. Lynn Hunt, Margaret C. Jacob e Wijnajnand Mijnhardt, The book that changed Europe: Picard and Bernard's Religious Ceremonies of the World, Cambridge (Massachusetts), Harvard University Press/Belknap Press, 2010. 

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Condition Report

PICART, Bernard - BERNARD, Jean Frederic - BRUZEN DE LA MARTINIERE, Antoine Augustin. Cérémonies et coutumes religieuses de tous les peuples du monde, représentées par des figures dessinées de la main de Bernard Picard. Avec une explication historique, & quelques dissertations curieuses. 
A Amsterdam, chez J. F. Bernard, 1728-1743 

11 Folio volumes. 395x245 mm. Contemporary calf binding, adorned frame with fleurons on corners, spine with 6 nervs with gilt decorations and titles on red and green Morocco labels, red edges. Text on two volumes. Work consisting of 8 parts in 9 volumes and the Addition ‘Superstitions’, 4 parts in 2 volumes. In total a Frontispiece and 265 copper-engraved plates o.t. Some volumes with light browning, negligible damage to the spines of the bindings.

A monumental work, magnificently illustrated, complete with all parts, additions and plates. The Bernard-Picart collaboration was the most famous encyclopedic work on religion of the 18th century. It was later called the first global vision of religion. The work is famous for its beautiful engravings based on Picart's drawings. These engravings depict the rites of all the world's religions. Catholics, Dutch Reformed Protestants, Lutherans, Anglicans, Anabaptists, Quakers, Orthodox Christians, and Jews are depicted alongside Hindus, Mexicans, and Muslims. The scenes of exotic peoples are based on more or less imaginative travelogues, reproducing engravings by Jean de Léry, among others, but the descriptions of European religions have true documentary value. Places are described in detail. The highly detailed compositions, with numerous small figures, allow us to distinguish function and social rank based on clothing and headdresses.
Guttinger: “They present all religions on an equal footing, from the angle of a study of mores, and underline the relativity of beliefs. Scenes of torture denounce the horror of the Inquisition; endless Catholic processions, rites and dogmas are somewhat mocked: the work was put on the index, but this did not prevent it from being a success. In France, engraved plates were reissued, but without the subversive text. Three historians have emphasized how much this book ‘changed Europe’ (Lynn Hunt, Margaret C. Jacob et Wijnajnand Mijnhardt … 2010.) by this comparative and societal approach to religion heralding the Enlightenment” 
Copy compliant with the one present in Opac.sbn: Volume 1: Tome 1, Cérémonies des Juifs et des chrétiens catholiques (1739). - Vol.2: T.2, continuation of the Catholics (1739). - Vol.3: T.3, Greeks and Protestants (1733). - Vol.4: T.4, Anglicans, Quaquers, Anabaptists, etc (1736). - Vol.5: T.5, Mahometans (1737). - Vol.6: Peuples idolâtres, tome 1 (1735). - Vol.7: Peuples idolâtres, vol. 2 (1728). - Vol.8: T.7, part 2, Dissertations et religions d'Amérique et Afrique (1742). - Vol.9: T.8: Comparaison des religions et Mémoire sur la fête des fous et divers (1743). - Vol.10 and 11: Superstitions (1733 and 1736).
At the time, the work on superstitions composed by the abbots Pierre Le Brun and Jean-Baptiste Thiers, published by the abbot J. Bellon de Saint-Quentin, with observations by J. F. Bernard and illustrated with 13 plates, was also added to this edition (Vol 10 e 11)..

Brunet I, 1742; Cohen-De Ricci 134-35. 
See Christiane Guttinger, Le Graveur Bernard Picart..., in Amities huguenotes internationales, 2019. Lynn Hunt, Margaret C. Jacob e Wijnajnand Mijnhardt, The book that changed Europe: Picard and Bernard's Religious Ceremonies of the World, Cambridge (Massachusetts), Harvard University Press/Belknap Press, 2010. 

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Brunet I, 1742; Cohen-De Ricci 134-35. 
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