Premiere Ceremonie Nuptiale, des Peuples…

“First Nuptial Ceremony, of the Peoples of Java. The Bridegroom fetches the Bride. Second Nuptial Ceremony, of the Peoples of Java. The Groom leads the Bride to his home.”

From Denis Diderot’s, Encyclopaedia which was a monument in the history of European thought, undermining the ancien regime and heralding the French Revolution. It was a permanent source for all aspects of eighteenth century knowledge. It was edited by the brilliant Denis Diderot (1713-1784).

Provenance: Wigan Public Library (stamp)

References: Printing and the Mind of Man 200.