!['The travels of Sir John Chardin into Persia and the East Indies, through the Black Sea, and the country of Colchis. Containing the author's voyage from Paris to Ispahan. To which is added, the coronation of the present King of Persia, Solyman the III.' [‎104] (133/594)](https://iiif.qdl.qa/iiif/images/81055/vdc_100023512011.0x000001/ORW.1986.b.10_0135.jp2/full/!1200,1200/0/default.jpg "'The travels of Sir John Chardin into Persia and the East Indies, through the Black Sea, and the country of Colchis. Containing the author's voyage from Paris to Ispahan. To which is added, the coronation of the present King of Persia, Solyman the III.' [‎104] (133/594)")
'The travels of Sir John Chardin into Persia and the East Indies, through the Black Sea, and the country of Colchis. Containing the author's voyage from Paris to Ispahan. To which is added, the coronation of the present King of Persia, Solyman the III.' [104] (133/594)
The record is made up of 1 volume (505 pages). It was created in 1691. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: Printed Collections.
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The Trawls of Sir John Chardin Perfia,
They never make Holy -Day upon or abftain from
Work , but upon the Feftivals of and Eafter.
However the celebration of their great Feftivalsconfifts only in
Eating and Drinking to excefs in their Houfes. Their greateft
Feftivals which they obferveis, when any Idol is to be carry'd
through their Country. Then they put on all the bed Cloaths
they have. They make a great Feaft, and get ready a Pre-
fent for the Idol which is to pals by.
And this, I believe, may fuffice to fliew that there is not the
leaft fliadow of Religion among the The Ma-
nufcript, from whence I took thefe obfervations, relates their
feveral forts of Divination pra&iz'd among 'em; their Super-
fiitions and Sundry Cuftomes, which are a Medley of Judaifm,
and Pagamfm. All which I left behind me, not finding therein
the leaft Grain of Wit or common Sence. But quite the Contra
ry, nothing but Extravagance. I (hall only add, that all that
I obferv'd in the Religious Ceremonies and Belief or Faith
of the Mingrelians, is no other then what I have truly re
ported.
I fliall only fpeak a word concerning their Mourning, which
is the Mourning of people in defpair. When a Woman lofes
her Husband, or a near Relation, (he rends her Cloaths, ftrips
her felf naked to the Wafte, tears her Hair, and with her Nails
claws off the Flefli and Skin from her Body and Face, (he beats
her Breaft, fhe crys, yells, gnafhes her Teeth, foams at Mouth,
like a Woman mad or poffefs'd, and a6ts her paflion to that
degree, that it (eems terrible to the fight. The Men alio ex-
prefs their Grief after a manner altogether as Barbarous: They
tear their Cloaths, thump their Breafts, and (have their Heads
and their Beards. This Mourning continues 40 Days, with
the fame Fury as I have defcrib'd for the firft Ten Days, but
afterwards relaxing by degrees. During the firft Ten Days,
the Relations of the deceas'd, and a great Number of Men
and Women come to bewail the Dead, which they do in
this manner. The people range themlel ves in order about the
dead Corps, and in their torn Habits, thump their Breafts
with both Hands 5 crying out ; and fb keeping
time with their Thumps and their Cries, they make a difmal
Noile; which altogether yields a frightful Spectacle of de-
fpair, not to be beheld without a kind of Horrour. Of a
udacn you hear nothing, all's quiet, the Mourning ftops, and
all obferve a profound Silence; By and by they all begin
again with a loud Cry, and fall into their firft Tranfportments.
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The travels of Sir John Chardin into Persia and the East Indies, through the Black Sea, and the country of Colchis. Containing the author's voyage from Paris to Ispahan. To which is added, the coronation of this present king of Persia, Solyman the III.
Publication details: London: printed for Christopher Bateman, 1691.
Holding notes: Imperfect, only 16 plates present.
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- 1 volume (505 pages)
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The volume contains two sections, an account the travels and an account of the Coronation. There is an index to the account of the travels, which begins after page 417; and a table, similar to an index, for the account of the coronation which begins after page 154.
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Dimensions: 304mm x 197mm.
Condition: [14], 417, [7[, [2], 154, [6]p, 25 leaves of plates, iii, map, portrait; 31cm. 2°.
Pagination: p265 to p330 have been omitted; the pages between p398 and p403 have been numbered as follows: p402, p400, p401, p399.
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- 'The travels of Sir John Chardin into Persia and the East Indies, through the Black Sea, and the country of Colchis. Containing the author's voyage from Paris to Ispahan. To which is added, the coronation of the present King of Persia, Solyman the III.'
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:xi-v, 1:208, 208a:208d, 209:216, 216a:216b, 217:244, 244a:244b, 245:246, 246a:246b, 247:248, 248a:248d, 249:264, 331:352, 352a:352d, 353:374, 374a:374b, 375:390, 390a:390f, 391:398, 402, 400:401, 399, 403:410, 410a:410d, 411:412, 412a:412b, 413:426, 1:40, 40a:40b, 41:170, back-i
- Author
- Chardin, Sir John xx Jean-Baptiste Chardin
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