ELD4898050: Judaism: the way of leading the spouses of the Law home - a representation of the procession by which the community honoured, at the feast of Simhat Torah, those who had been chosen, one to bless the reading of the last passage of the Torah and the other to bless the beginning of a new annual cycle of reading the Pentateuch (How the couple of the Law is conducted home during the Simchat Torah or Simhath Torah (also Simkhes Toreh) Engraving from “” Illustration de ceremonies et customs religieuses de tous les peuples du monde”” by Bernard Picart (1723-1743) 1819 Private collection, Picart, Bernard (1673-1733) / Bridgeman Images
ELD4898890: Solemn Inauguration of the Pontificate “” Adoration of the Pope on the Great Altar of St. Peter, Vatican”” (Papal Inauguration: Worshiping of the pope over the great altar of St Peter) Engraving from “” Illustration of religious ceremonies and customs of all the peoples of the world” by Bernard Picart (1723-1743) 1819 Private collection, Picart, Bernard (1673-1733) / Bridgeman Images
ELD4897995: Judaism: the tradition of the redemption of the first-born son, a mitzvah in Judaism whereby a Jewish firstborn son is redeemed by use of silver coins from his birth-state of sanctity) Engraving from “Illustration de ceremonies et customs religieuses de tous les peuples du monde” by Bernard Picart (1723 -1743) 1819 Private collection, Picart, Bernard (1673-1733) / Bridgeman Images
ELD4898330: High Priest of Israel belonging to the Jewish priestly families that trace their paternal line back to Aaron give their benediction to the Jewish people Engraving from “” Illustration de ceremonies et customs religieuses de tous les peuples du monde”” by Bernard Picart (1723- 1743) 1819 Private collection, Picart, Bernard (1673-1733) / Bridgeman Images