( ALLAINVAL Léonor-Jean-Christine SOULAS d' )Livre Rare Book
KING, John GlenBiblio.com
The Rites and ceremonies of the Greek Church in Russia; containing an account of its doctrine worship and discipline.
1772000254London: W. Owen in Fleet-Street; J. Dodsley in Pall-Mall; J. Rivington in St. Paul's Church-Yard; and T. Becket and P.A. DeHondt 1772. First Edition. . Hardcover. See Description. 4to. pp 6 xix 5 477. With 12 copper engraved plates and a fold-out frontispiece illustration of the Devitza Monastary near St. Petersburg - all by P. Mazell. The title page contains a vignette depicting the medal of Catherine II. Pages are generally clean with occasional mild specks of marginal foxing; faint library stamp placed in upper margin of title page. Bound in Modern half dark brown morocco with marbled boards and end papers. J.G. King 1731-1787 was Chaplain to the English Factory at St. Petersburg. He spent much time studying and observing Russian Orthodox practices. His work offers detailed descriptions and select translations of the various rituals services and liturgies belonging to the Russian Orthodox Church. ESTC T95407; Lewine p.262; Brunet III 661; Graesse IV p.18; Lowndes p.1274 <br/> <br/> W. Owen, in Fleet-Street; J. Dodsley, in Pall-Mall; J. Rivington, in St. Paul's Church-Yard; and T. Becket and P.A. DeHondt hardcover
