Vestiges of Ancient Manners and Customs: Discoverable in Modern Italy and SicilyVestiges of Ancient Manners and Customs, Discoverable in Modern Italy and Sicily by John James Blunt, first published in 1823, is a rare manuscript, the original residing in one of the great libraries of the world. This book is a reproduction of that original, which has been scanned and cleaned by state-of-the-art publishing tools for better readability and enhanced appreciation. Restoration Editors' mission is to bring long out of print manuscripts back to life. Some smudges, annotations or unclear text may still exist, due to permanent damage to the original work. We believe the literary significance of the text justifies offering this reproduction, allowing a new generation to appreciate it. |
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... CHAPTER VI . On the religious Services and Ceremonies of the Ita- lians and Sicilians . 111 CHAPTER VII . On the mendicant Monks 127 CHAPTER VIII . On sacred Dramas . 138 CHAPTER IX . Page On the dramatic Nature of the.
... not fail to find some sacred appella- tion assigned to three out of four . One will be Sa. Croce ; another S. Paolo ; a third S. Giovanni ; a fourth S. Quirico . By this last saint , Mount Eryx , in common with many 14 OF SAINTS .
... sacred character abound in almost every page of classical authors . It may suffice to mention the fountain of Bandusia , to which the Poet promises the sacrifice of a kid ; or that of Egeria , where Umbricius laments that the divinity ...
... sacred and profane images thus used in the early ages of the church , marks the transition of the ancient into the present practice . From Augustin ( de Hæres . §7 . ) it appears , that a certain woman named Marcel- lina , a disciple of ...
... the painted gods below . prow , Indeed , it seems probable that vessels took their names from their tutelar deities ; and consequently , that they were of a sacred cha- . racter : accordingly the boat in Catullus is dedicated OF SAINTS .
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Vestiges of Ancient Manners and Customs, Discoverable in Modern Italy and Sicily J. j. 1794-1855 Blunt No preview available - 2015 |