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Ancient faiths embodied in ancient names; or, An attempt to trace the religious belief, sacred rites, and holy emblems of certain nations

Inman, Thomas, 1820-1876 · 1873 · London and Liverpool, Printed for the author · 42 pictures

Thomas Inman's comparative study of religious names, rites and emblems, printed for the author in London and Liverpool in 1873 for antiquarian and freethinking readers. Line engravings copy seals, gems, amulets and carvings: crescents, crosses, serpents, sacred trees, star rosettes, bearded figures on cylinder-seal roundels, and numbered plates of small emblems ready for use as vector symbols or borders.

Religions · Names, Personal · Rites and ceremonies · Symbolism

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