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Costume of the Russian empire : illustrated by upwards of seventy richly coloured engravings .. (1811)

Harding, Edward · London : Printed by T. Bensley for J. Stockdale · leaf 103

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t cinq fois par jour à la prière: chaque prièredure une demiheure, et rien ne peut la leur faire interrompre. Dans lesvilles, les mosquées sont vastes et dune grande propreté, mais sans aucunornement. On ny voit quune tribune élevée doù le prêtre fait la lecture.Le plancher est couvert dun tapis,… … PLATE XX* THE BACK FIGURE OF A FEMALE TARTAR OF KAZAN. Scejiissive to the laws of the Alcoran, the Tartars can never possess morethan four legitimate wives ; each of whom enjoys the same rights. The pur-chase-money paid to the parents of the bride is called kalym. The agree-ment is celebrated by…

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