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• Rites and ceremonies
• Early works to 1800

• Academic rites and ceremonies -- Early works to 1800
• Adiaphora -- Early works to 1800
• Beatification -- Early works to 1800
• Birth customs -- Early works to 1800
• Canonization -- Early works to 1800
• Ceremonial entries -- Early works to 1800
• Church dedication -- Early works to 1800
• Coronations -- Early works to 1800
• Exorcism -- Early works to 1800
• Fasts and feasts -- Early works to 1800
• Foot washing (Rite) -- Early works to 1800
• Funeral customs and rites -- Early works to 1800
• Funeral rites and ceremonies -- Early works to 1800
• Imposition of hands -- Early works to 1800
• Incantations -- Early works to 1800
• Marriage customs and rites -- Early works to 1800
• Ordination -- Early works to 1800
• Sacraments -- Early works to 1800
• Catholic Church -- Rites and ceremonies -- Early works to 1800
• Indians -- Rites and ceremonies -- Early works to 1800
• Indians of Mexico -- Rites and ceremonies -- Early works to 1800
• Rites and ceremonies -- Czech Republic -- Prague -- Early works to 1800
• Rites and ceremonies -- Egypt -- Early works to 1800
• Rites and ceremonies -- France -- Early works to 1800
• Rites and ceremonies -- Germany -- Bavaria -- Early works to 1800
• Rites and ceremonies -- Germany -- Hannover -- Early works to 1800
• Rites and ceremonies -- Germany -- Munich -- Early works to 1800
• Rites and ceremonies -- Greece -- Early works to 1800
• Rites and ceremonies -- Italy -- Early works to 1800
• Rites and ceremonies -- Law and legislation -- Scotland -- Early works to 1800
• Rites and ceremonies -- Rome -- Early works to 1800
• Rites and ceremonies -- Turkey -- Early works to 1800

• Monsieur & Madame Balin ont l'honneur de vous faire part du Mariage de Mademoiselle Balin, leur fille, avec M. Desormeaux, & vous prient de leur faire celui d'assister à la Bénédiction Nuptiale, qui leur sera donnée Mardi 27 Avril 1784, ... en l'Eglise Paroissiale de Saint-Gervais. (s.n., 1784), by Balin (page images at HathiTrust)
• Explication de divers monumens singuliers, qui ont rapport a la religion des plus anciens peuples. Avec l'examen de la derniere edition des ouvrages de S. Jerôme, & un traité sur l'astrologie judiciaire. Ouvrage enrichi de figures en taille-douce. (Lambert, 1739), by Jacques Martin (page images at HathiTrust)
• Cérémonies et coutumes religieuses de tous les peuples du monde, : représentées par des figures dessinées & gravées par Bernard Picard, & autres habiles artistes. : Ouvrage qui comprend l'histoire philosophique de la religion des nations des deux hémispheres; telles que celle des Brames, des Peguans, des Chinois, des Japonois, des Thibetins, & celle des différens peuples qui habitent l'Asie & les isles de l'Archipélague Indien; celle des Mexicains, des Péruviens, des Brésiliens, des Groënlandois, des Lapons, des Caffres, de tous les peuples de la Nigritie, de l'Ethiopie & du Monomotapa; celle des juifs, tant anciens que modernes, celles des musulmans & des différentes sectes qui la composent; enfin celle des chrétiens & de cette multitude de branches dans lesquelles elle est subdivisée (Chez Laporte, libraire, rue des Noyers, près l'Église de Saint-Yves, 1783), by Antoine-Louis-Guillaume-Catherine Laporte, Jean-Charles Poncelin de La Roche-Tilhac, Jean Frédéric Bernard, and Bernard Picart (page images at HathiTrust)
• Denkbilder der alten Völker (Bey Arkstee und Merkus, 1744), by Romeyn de Hooghe, Jan Wandelaar, Hendrik van den Bos, Jacobus Houbraken, Siegmund Jakob Baumgarten, Arnoldus Henricus Westerhoff, and Arkstée et Merkus (page images at HathiTrust)
• Fest-Chronica : darinen viel ausserlesene, denckwirdige Historien oder Geschicht, die sich auff die Feyer vnd Sontage zugetragen in der Erklerung der darauff geordenten Euangelien nach Gelegenheit nützlich einzuführen : dessgleichen mancherley schöne Exempel wie Gott den rechten Gebrauch solcher Heiligtage belohnet vnd den Missbrauch gestrafft (Gedruckt zu Erffordt : Bey Johann Beck ; [Leipzig] : Jn Verlegung Henning Grossen, Buchhendlers zu Leiptzig, im Jahr MDXCI [1591], 1591), by Zacharias Rivander, Henning Grosse, and Johann Beck (page images at HathiTrust)
• Tractatus de phyllobolia, seu, Florum et ramorum sparsione in sacris & civilibus rebus usitatissima (Sumpt. Geor. Heinr. Ohrlingii, 1698), by Johann Nicolai and Johann Conrad Dieterich (page images at HathiTrust)
• New universal history of the religious rites, ceremonies and customs of the whole world (Printed for Alexander Hogg ..., 1780), by William Hurd and Alexander Hogg (page images at HathiTrust)
• De rerum inventoribus. English. Abridgments (Imprinted at London : VVithin the precincte of the late dissolued house of the Grey Friars, by Richard Grafton printer to the princes grace, the. xvi daie of Aprill, the yere of our lorde M.D.xlvi. [1546]), by Polydore Vergil and Thomas Langley (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• The triplicitie of triumphes Containing, the order, solempnitie and pompe, of the feastes, sacrifices, vowes, games, and triumphes: vsed vpon the natiuities of emperours, kinges, princes, dukes, popes, and consuls, with the custome, order and maners of their inaugurations, coronations and annointing. Wherein is also mentioned, the three most happy, ioyfull and triumphant daies, in September, Nouember and Ianuary, by the name of, Triplici Festa. With a briefe rehearsall of the funerall solempnities at some emperors, kings, and princes burials. By Lodowike LLoyd, Esquier. (Imprinted at London : By Richard Ihones, at the Rose and Crowne, neere Holborne Bridge, Ianuary. 1591), by Lodowick Lloyd (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Laying on of hands asserted: or, A plain discovery of the truth thereof under those several considerations, minded in the New Testament. 1. Upon persons for healing: with a brief discovery of that ordinance of Christ, (to wit) anointing with oile. 2. Upon persons to office. 3. Upon believers, baptized, as such: and that principle of Christs doctrine cleared, for their obedience: with objections answered to each particular. To which is annexed, a confutation of four chapters written by some person, or persons, in opposition to this principle of the doctrine of Christ, (to wit) laying on of hands upon believers baptized, as such; wherein the weakness of their reasons against the truth, is plainly discovered, and the truth further asserted, and vindicated. By VVilliam Rider, servant to the Church of Christ. ([London] : Printed for the author, and are to be sold by R. Moon, at the seven Stars in Pauls-Church-yard, near the great North door, 1656), by William Rider (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Triplicitie of triumphes. (Imprinted at London : [By R. Jones and W. White], 1610), by Lodowick Lloyd (HTML at EEBO TCP)

• Pallade togata e armata : accademia di lettere e d'armi rappresentata da signori conuittori del Seminario Romano nel mese d'agosto dell'anno 1697. (Per Gio. Giacomo Komarek boemo, alla fontana di Treui, 1697), by Giovanni Giacomo Komarek and Seminario Romano (page images at HathiTrust)

• The avthoritie of the Chvrch in making canons and constitutions concerning things indifferent and the obedience thereto required: with particular application to the present estate of the Church of England. Deliuered in a sermon preached in the Greene yard at Norwich the third Sunday after Trinitie. 1605. By Fran. Mason, Bacheler of Diuinitie, and sometime fellow of Merton College in Oxford. And now in sundrie points by him enlarged. (London : printed [at Eliot's Court Press] for Iohn Norton, 1607), by Francis Mason (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• The great question concerning things indifferent in religious vvorship briefly stated; and tendred to the consideration of all sober and impartial men. (London : [s.n.], printed in the year, 1660), by Edward Bagshaw (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• A treatise of the nature and vse of things indifferent Tendinge to proue, that the ceremonies in present controuersie amongst the ministers of the gospell in the realme of Englande, are neither in nature nor vse indifferent. ([London?] : Printed [by W. Jones' secret press], 1605), by William Bradshaw (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• The case of indifferent things used in the worship of God examined, stated on the behalf of dissenters, and calmly argued Where the readers may see wherein dissenters are dissatisfied, in a reverend authors late resolutions in that case, and themselves by it, judge on whose side the truth in that matter lieth. (London : printed for Joseph Collier, and the Bible, on London Bridge, next the Gate, 1683) (HTML at EEBO TCP)

• Doctrina de beatificatione et canonizatione (Bruxellis, 1840), by Pope Benedict XIV and Manuel de Azevedo (page images at HathiTrust)

• Thomae Bartholini Antiqvitatvm veteris pverperii (Sumptibus J. Henrici Wetstenii, 1676), by Thomas Bartholin and Caspar Bartholin (page images at HathiTrust)

• Sac. Rituum Congregatione Eminentissimo, & Reuerendissimo D. Cardinali Carpineo Toletana Beatificationis, & Canonizationis ven. serui Dei Fr. Francisci Ximenez de Cisneros, Ord. Minorum S. Francisci, Archiepiscopi Toletani, & S.R.E. Cardinalis : memoriale cum summario super uno, & perenni Miraculo. (typis reuerendae Camerae Apostolicae, 1690), by Iglesia Católica. Congregatio Sacrorum Rituum, Reverenda Camera Apostolica (Roma), and Iglesia Católica. Camara apostólica (page images at HathiTrust)
• Sac. Rituum Congregatione sive Eminentissimo, & Reuerendissimo D. Card. Carpineo Toletana Beatificationis, & Canonizationis ven. servi Dei Fr. Francisci Ximenez de Cisneros, Ordionis Minorum S. Francisci, Archiepiscopi Toletani, & S. Rom. Eccl. Cardinalis : positio super dubio an constet de virtutibus theologalibus fide, spe, & charitate, & cardinalibus prudentia, isutitia ... eaorumque annexis. (typis reuerendae Camerae Apostolicae, 1687), by Iglesia Católica. Congregatio Sacrorum Rituum, Reverenda Camera Apostolica (Roma), and Iglesia Católica. Camara apostólica (page images at HathiTrust)
• Toletana beatificationis, & canonizationis ... Fr. Francisci Ximenez de Cisneros, Ordinis Minorum S. Francisci., Archiepiscopi Toletani, & S. Rom. Eccl. Cardinalis, Animadversiones reurediss. fidei promotoris super dubio ... (s.n.], 1684) (page images at HathiTrust)
• Toletana beatificationis, & canonizationis ven. servi dei Fr. Francisci Ximenez de Cisneros, Ordinis Minorum S. Francisci de Obseruantia S. Rom. Eccl. Cardinalis & Archiepiscopi Toletani, Responsio ad animaduersiones reuerendiss D. Promotoris fidei ... (s.n.], 1601) (page images at HathiTrust)
• Decretum Oxomen. Beatificationis, & Canonizationis ven. servi Dei Joannis de Palafox et Mendoza Episcopi prius Angelopolitani, & postea Oxomen. (apud Andream Ortega ..., 1767), by Iglesia Católica. Congregatio Sacrorum Rituum and Andrés Ortega (page images at HathiTrust)
• Doctrina de beatificatione et canonizatione (Bruxellis, 1840), by Pope Benedict XIV and Manuel de Azevedo (page images at HathiTrust)
• Acta canonizationis Sanctorum Petri de Alcantara et Mariae Magdalenae de Pazzis (Typis Fabij de Falco, 1669), by Domenico Cappello, Fabio di Falco, and Franciscus Maria Phoebeus (page images at HathiTrust)
• Esposizione dell' apparato fatto nella solennita della canonizatione di Pietro d'Alcantara de Minori osservanti riformati di S. Francesco : e celebrato nella chiesa di S. Maria de gl' Angioli da R.R. P.P. del medesimo ordine nell' augusta citta di Torino. (Per gl' heredi di Carlo Gianelli, 1669), by Eredi di Carlo Gianelli (page images at HathiTrust)
• Poesie diverse insieme raccolte per le solenni feste celebrate nella città di Prato dalle nobili religiose di San Vincenzio dell'ordine de' predicatori, in occasione della santificazione della loro Santa Caterina de' Ricci, nobile fiorentina. (Nella Stamperia di Bernardo Paperini ..., 1746) (page images at HathiTrust)
• Relatione del pomposo apparato fatto da PP. Carmelitani dell'antica osservanza in S. Maria di Piazza di Torino (Per Bartolomeo Zauatta, 1669), by Girolamo Aymo and Bartolomeo Zavatta (page images at HathiTrust)
• La coronatione della miracolosissima imagine di Maria Vergine detta del Sasso, nella chiesa di S. Agostino di Lucca : con una breve narratione della solenne festa fatta nella medesima chiesa per la canonizatione di S. Gio. da S. Facondo e la vita elogiastica dell' istesso santo (Per i Marescandoli, 1693), by Matteo Barsotti, M. Belloni, and Marescandoli (Firm) (page images at HathiTrust)
• Relatione delle pompe vaticane nella canonizatione de gloriosi santi Pietro d'Alcantara dell'Ordine de minori di S. Francesco, e Maria Madalena de Pazzi dell'Ordine de' Carmelitani : fatta dalla Santità di n. sig. Clemente nono, li XXVIII. aprile MDCLXIX : con diuersi miracoli delli sudetti santi. (Nella Stamperia del Pinelli, 1669), by fl. 1669 Pinelli (page images at HathiTrust)
• Relazione della solenne canonizazione dei beati Giovanni Canzio, sacerdote secolare, Giuseppe Calasanzio, fondatore dei CH. regolari delle scuole pie, Giuseppe da Copertino, sacerdote professo de' PP. minori conventuali, Girolamo Emiliani, fondatore de' CH. regolari della congr. di Somasca, Serafino da Monte Granaro detto d'Ascoli, laico professo de' min. cappuccini, e Giovanna Francesca Fremiot de Chantal, fondatrice delle monache della visitazione : celebrata con sagra divota pompa dalla santità di nostro signore Clemente XIII. nella Basilica Vaticana il dì 16. luglio 1767, con le cerimonie e sontuoso apparato che quì appresso fedelmente descrivesi. (Nella stamperia del Cracas, presso S. Marco al Corso, 1767), by Stamperia del Chracas (page images at HathiTrust)
• Acta canonizationis sanctorum Fidelis a Sigmaringa, Camilli de Lillis, Petri Regalati, Josephi a Leonissa, et Catharinae de Ricciis : una cum apostolicis literis sanctissimi domini nostri Benedicti XIV et Vaticanae Basilicae ornatus descriptione. (Excudebant Nicolaus et Marcus Palearini ..., 1749), by Marco Palearini, Nicolò Palearini, Luigi Vanvitelli, Antonio Rinaldi, Antonio Gramignani, Giovanni Battista Sintes, Manoel de Azevedo, and Catholic Church. Pope (1740-1758 : Benedict XIV) (page images at HathiTrust)
• Relatione delle cerimonie ed apparato della Basilica di S. Pietro nella canonizatione del glorioso Santo Francesco di Sales, vescovo di Geneva (Per Giacomo Dragondelli :, 1665), by Basilica di San Pietro in Vaticano (page images at HathiTrust)
• Acta canonizationis quatuor sanctorum &c. (Ex typographia Vaticana in Archigymnasio Sapientiae, 1720), by Pierre Giffart, Filippo Vasconi, and Giustiniano Chiapponi (page images at HathiTrust)
• Relacion verdadera, de las solemnes fiestas que se han celebrado en la ciudad de Roma à 18. de março en las canonizaciones de los santos Isidro, san Ignacio, S. Francisco Xavier, santa Teresa de Jesus y san Felipe Neri, y de la entrada del conde de Monterey en dicha ciudad (Impressa en Barcelona : Por Esteuan Liberos, en la calle de Santo Domingo, año 1622., 1622), by Estevan Liberós (page images at HathiTrust)

• Applausus chronographicus. (Apud Josephum T'Serstevens, bibliopolam propè Templum D. Joannis, 1717), by Petrus vander Borcht and John Landwehr (page images at HathiTrust)

• A sermon preached August the 19th, 1684, at the consecration of the Lord VVeymouth's Chapel in Long-Leat (Printed by Miles Flesher for Henry Clements ... and sold by Walter Davis ..., 1684), by Richard Roderick (page images at HathiTrust)

• De coronatione (Ioannes Baptista Phaellus Bononiẽsis Bononiae impressit, 1530), by Girolamo Balbi (page images at HathiTrust)

• A Declaration of Egregious Popish Impostures to With-Draw the Harts of Her Majesties Subjects From Their Allegeance, and From the Truth of Christian Religion Professed In England, Under the Pretence of Casting Out Devils (London: J. Roberts, 1603), by Samuel Harsnett (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Flagellum daemonum, exorcismos terribiles, potentissimo, & efficace (Gruppo editoriale Castel Negrino, 2006), by Girolamo Menghi (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• Compendium maleficarum in tres libros distinctum ex pluribus authoribus (Mediolani : Apud Haeredes August. Tradati., MDCVIII [1608], 1608), by Francesco Maria Guazzo, Bernardino Lantoni, John Aiken, Eredi di Agostino Tradate, and Weston School of Theology (page images at HathiTrust)
• Incipit ordo exorcismorum contra morbum animalium vel hominum vel pecorum, et contra omnia phitonizata. (in the 16th century), by approximately 1368-1431 Heinrich von Gorkum (page images at HathiTrust)
• A brief apologie prouing the possession of William Sommers. Written by Iohn Dorrell, a faithful Minister of the Gospell: but published without his knowledge, with a dedicatorie epistle disclosing some disordered procedings against the saide Iohn Dorrell ([Middelburg : R. Schilders], 1599), by John Darrel (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• A true narration of the strange and greuous vexation by the Devil, of 7. persons in Lancashire, and VVilliam Somers of Nottingham Wherein the doctrine of possession and dispossession of demoniakes out of the word of God is particularly applyed vnto Somers, and the rest of the persons controuerted: togeather with the vse we are to make of these workes of God. By Iohn Darrell, minister of the word of God. ([England?] : Imprinted [by the English secret press?], 1600), by John Darrel (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• A summarie ansvvere to al the material points in any of Master Darel his bookes More especiallie to that one booke of his, intituled, the Doctrine of the possession and dispossession of demoniaks out of the word of God. By Iohn Deacon. Iohn Walker. Preachers. (Londini : Impensis Geor. Bishop, 1601), by John Deacon and John Walker (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• The copy of a letter describing the wonderful woorke of God in deliuering a mayden within the city of Chester, from an horrible kinde of torment and sicknes 16. of february 1564 (Imprinted at Londo[n] : By Iohn Awdely, dewyllyng [sic] in litle Britayne streete, beyonde Aldersgate, 23. of March 1564 [i.e. 1565]), by John Fisher (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• The wonderfull and true relation of the bewitching a young girle in Ireland, what way she was tormented, and a receipt of the ointment that she was cured with. ([S.l. : s.n.], 1699), by Daniel Higgs (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Blagraves astrological practice of physick discovering the true way to cure all kinds of diseases and infirmities ... being performed by such herbs and plants which grow within our own nation ... : also a discovery of some notable phylosophical secrets worthy our knowledge, relating to a discovery of all kinds of evils, whether natural or ... from sorcery or witchcraft, or by being possessed of an evil spirit, directing how to cast forth the said evil spirit out of any one which is possessed, with sundry examples thereof / by Joseph Blagrave of Reading, Gent. ... (London : Printed by S.G. and B.G. for Obad. Blagrave ..., 1671), by Joseph Blagrave (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• A breife narration of the possession, dispossession, and, repossession of William Sommers and of some proceedings against Mr Iohn Dorrell preacher, with aunsweres to such obiections as are made to prove the pretended counterfeiting of the said Sommers. Together with certaine depositions taken at Nottingham concerning the said matter. ([Amsterdam? : S.n.], Anno M. D. XCVIII [1598]), by G. Co (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• True discovery of the late notorious impostures of certaine Romish priests in their pretended exorcisme, or expulsion of the Divell out of a young boy, named William Perry, sonne of Thomas Perry of Bilson, in the county of Stafford, yeoman. (At London : Imprinted by F[elix] K[ingston] for William Barret, 1622), by R. B. (Richard Baddeley) and Wheeler (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Detection of S. Harsnetts lying discovery. ([England?] : Imprinted [by the English secret press?], 1600), by John Darrel (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Replie of John Darrell, to the answer of John Deacon, and John Walker, concerning the doctrine of the possession and dispossession of demoniakes. ([England?] : Imprinted [by the English secret press?], 1602), by John Darrel (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• A strange and wonderful relation of Margaret Gurr of Tunbridge, in Kent; shewing, how she was afflicted with devils. As also, how they entred into her, and spake in her and tempted her to kill herself; and how she was taken up by devils and witches and was flying in the ayr. Also, the marvelous cures done by Dr. Skinner in these three counties, viz. Sussex, Surrey, and Kent, the like strange cures hath scarce been done or heard of ... / Iohn Skinner, of Westram, in Kent ... ([London]: Printed for I.W. I.C. W.T. and T.P., [1681-1684]), by John Skinner (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• A suruey of certaine dialogical discourses: vvritten by Iohn Deacon, and Iohn Walker, concerning the doctrine of the possession and dispossession of diuels VVherein is manifested the palpable ignorance and dangerous errors of the discoursers, and what according to proportion of God his truth, every christian is to hold in these poyntes. Published by Iohn Darrell minister of the gospell. ([England?] : Imprinted [by the English secret press?], 1602), by John Darrel (HTML at EEBO TCP)

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