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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... should be clearly understood , because otherwise it might be supposed that I am about to renew the warfare against the church of Rome , which Dr. Middleton waged so vigorously in his celebrated Letter . ' My present aim PREFACE . ix.
... supposed elevation above the rank and condition of mankind grew less . Mankind grew less afraid of applying to them for trifles ; and suitable engines of importunity , oblations , ornaments , and pe- cuniary presents to themselves or ...
... supposed to derive their salu- tary powers from the interference of the deity who presided over them . Proofs of their sacred character abound in almost every page of classical authors . It may suffice to mention the fountain of ...
... image painted on the stalls . Moreover in a small chapel now exhibited in the museum at Portici , and discovered in a private house at Pompeii , besides the bronze figures of Priapus , to whom it is supposed to OF SAINTS . 29.
... supposed to have been dedicated by some female of the family cursed with sterility , the wall oppo- site the entrance is painted with the forms of Isis , Osiris , and Anubis . V. A fifth great purpose for which effigies of the gods ...
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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 |