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Marriage customs in many lands / by the Rev. H.N. Hutchinson ; with many illustrations.
Hutchinson, H. N. (Henry Neville), 1856-1927.Date: 1897
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An essay concerning marriage / To which is added, an historical account of the marriage rites and ceremonies of the Greeks and Romans, and our Saxon ancestors, and of most nations of the world at this day. By Mr. Salmon.
Salmon, Thomas, 1679-1767.Date: 1724
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The "Aldobrandini wedding": a group of women prepare a young bride for her marriage. Engraving by A. Mochetti after Aloysius Agricola after a fresco painting.
Reference: 28407i
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Rembrandt, portrayed perhaps as the prodigal son, stands with his arm round a lady (represented by his wife Saskia) by a banquet table and raises his glass. Lithograph after Rembrandt van Rijn.
Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn, 1606-1669.Reference: 26851i
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De veteri ritu nuptiarum et jure connubiorum / Barnabas Brissonius, Antonius [et] Franciscus Hotmanus.
Brisson, Barnabé, 1531-1591.Date: 1641
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Marriage rites, customs, and ceremonies, of all nations of the universe / By Lady Augusta Hamilton.
Hamilton, Augusta, Lady.Date: 1822
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Kinship and marriage : an anthropological perspective / Robin Fox.
Fox, Robin, 1934-Date: 1967
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A celebration party is given in honour of a newly-married couple. Engraving by B. Picart after himself.
Picart, Bernard, 1673-1733.Date: 1700-1799Reference: 28432i
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Two groups of bridesmaids wait by a bridge: one with candles, the other dejectedly staring at the ground; representing the biblical parable of the wise and foolish virgins. Etching by X. Steifensand after J.F. Overbeck, 1844.
Overbeck, Johann Friedrich, 1789-1869.Date: 1844Reference: 23564i
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Sex problems in India : a scientific exposition of sex life and some curious marriage customs prevailing in India from time immemorial to the present day / by N.S. Phadke ; foreword by Margaret Sanger.
Phadke, Narayan Sitaram.Date: [1929], ©1929
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A young woman has the laces of her bodice loosened by her new husband on their wedding night. Coloured lithograph by Bettannier brothers, 1851, after L.-F. Corréard.
Corréard, Louis Frédéric, 1815-1858.Date: 1851Reference: 28433i
Part of: Galerie pour rire.
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Marriage and the family in Caucasia : a contribution to the study of north Caucasian ethnology and customary law / Louis J. Luzbetak.
Luzbetak, Louis J.Date: 1951
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A critical essay concerning marriage. Shewing, I. The preference of marriage to a single life. II. The Arguments for and against a Plurality of Wives and Concubines. III. The Authority of Parents and Governors, in regulating or restraining Marriages. IV. The Power of Husbands, and the Privileges of Wives. V. The Nature of Divorce, and in what Cases it is allowable. VI. The Reasons of prohibiting Marriage within certain Degrees. Vii. The Manner of contracting Espousals, and what Engagements and Promises of Marriage are binding. Viii. The Penalties incurred by forcible and clandestine Marriages, and the Consequences attending Marriages solemnized by the Dissenters. To which is added, an historical account of the marriage rites and ceremonies of the Greeks and Romans, and our Saxon ancestors, and of most Nations of the World at this Day. By a gentleman.
Salmon, Thomas, 1679-1767.Date: M.DCC.XXIV. [1724]
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An essay concerning marriage. Shewing, I. The preference of marriage to a single life. II. The Arguments for and against a Plurality of Wives and Concubines. III. The Authority of Parents and Governors, in regulating or restraining Marriages. IV. The Power of Husbands, and the Privileges of Wives. V. The Nature of Divorce, and in what Cases it is allowable. VI. The Reasons of prohibiting Marriage within certain Degrees. Vii. The Manner of contracting Espousals, and what Engagements and Promises of Marriage are binding. Viii. The penalties incurred by forcible and clandestine marriages, and the Consequences attending Marriages solemnized by the Dissenters. To which is added, An Historical Account of the Marriage Rites and Ceremonies of the Greeks and Romans, and our Saxon Ancestors, and of most Nations of the World at this Day. The second edition. By Mr. Salmon.
Salmon, Thomas, 1679-1767.Date: M.DCC.XXIV. [1724]
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The wise virgins take their lamps to the newly married couple; the foolish virgins sleep. Colour wood engraving by E. Evans after D.H. Friston.
Friston, David Henry, active 1853-1869.Reference: 23957i
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Marriage customs and modes of courtship of the various nations of the universe. With remarks on the condition of women, Penn's maxims, and counsel to the single and married, &c, &c / by Theophilus Moore, esq.
Moore, Theophilus.Date: 1820
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Curious customs of sex and marriage : an inquiry relating to all races and nations from antiquity to the present day.
Scott, George Ryley, 1886-Date: [1953]
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Marriage rites, customs, and ceremonies, of all nations of the universe / By Lady Augusta Hamilton.
Hamilton, Augusta, Lady.Date: 1822
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Matrimonial ceremonies display'd: wherein are exhibited, the various customs, odd pranks, whimsical tricks and surprizing Practices of near One Hundred disterent Kingdoms and People in the World, now us'd in the celebration and consummation of matrimony. Collected from the papers of an old rich bawdy batchelor; With great Variety of Remarks by him, Serious and Humorous. To which is prefix'd The comical Adventures of Sir Harry Fitzgerbld, who had seven Wives; with the Character of each: A genuine Story. Also an Epigram on Matrimony, in Latin and English, and an Alphabetical Index. Publish'd for the Information and Entertainment of the Ladies and pretty Girls of Great Britain, not forgetting those of Dublin and Tipperary.
Gaya, Louis de.Date: MDCCLXVIII. [1768]
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The development of marriage and kinship / by C. Staniland Wake.
Wake, C. Staniland (Charles Staniland), 1835-1910.Date: 1889
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Marriage ceremonies in Morocco / by Edward Westermarck.
Westermarck, Edward, 1862-1939.Date: 1914
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A wedding in Brittany: the women of the family adjust the young bride's dress as music is played and the groom and guests wait on the stairs to enter the room. Etching by C.O. Murray after Henry Mosler.
Mosler, Henry, 1841-1920.Date: [1885]Reference: 28396i
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Musicians playing at a Polterabend or eve-of-wedding party. Coloured lithograph.
Date: 1800-1899Reference: 33926i
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A horse-drawn carriage has arrived at a church in a poor part of a town: a newly wed couple walk down the steps towards it as the coachman holds the door open and spectators stand by. Lithograph by C. Motte after V. Adam.
Adam, Victor, 1801-1866.Date: [1828]Reference: 36815i
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A newly-wed couple (Barkis and Clara Peggotty) set off in a cart from the beach, accompanied by David Copperfield and Emily: Mr Peggotty tries to persuade Mrs Gummidge to throw a shoe after them. Etching by Hablot K. Browne, 1849.
Browne, Hablot Knight, 1815-1882.Date: [1849]Reference: 36703i

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Marriage customs in many lands / by the Rev. H.N. Hutchinson ; with many illustrations.

An essay concerning marriage / To which is added, an historical account of the marriage rites and ceremonies of the Greeks and Romans, and our Saxon ancestors, and of most nations of the world at this day. By Mr. Salmon.

The "Aldobrandini wedding": a group of women prepare a young bride for her marriage. Engraving by A. Mochetti after Aloysius Agricola after a fresco painting.

Rembrandt, portrayed perhaps as the prodigal son, stands with his arm round a lady (represented by his wife Saskia) by a banquet table and raises his glass. Lithograph after Rembrandt van Rijn.

De veteri ritu nuptiarum et jure connubiorum / Barnabas Brissonius, Antonius [et] Franciscus Hotmanus.

Marriage rites, customs, and ceremonies, of all nations of the universe / By Lady Augusta Hamilton.

Kinship and marriage : an anthropological perspective / Robin Fox.

A celebration party is given in honour of a newly-married couple. Engraving by B. Picart after himself.

Two groups of bridesmaids wait by a bridge: one with candles, the other dejectedly staring at the ground; representing the biblical parable of the wise and foolish virgins. Etching by X. Steifensand after J.F. Overbeck, 1844.

Sex problems in India : a scientific exposition of sex life and some curious marriage customs prevailing in India from time immemorial to the present day / by N.S. Phadke ; foreword by Margaret Sanger.

A young woman has the laces of her bodice loosened by her new husband on their wedding night. Coloured lithograph by Bettannier brothers, 1851, after L.-F. Corréard.

Marriage and the family in Caucasia : a contribution to the study of north Caucasian ethnology and customary law / Louis J. Luzbetak.

The wise virgins take their lamps to the newly married couple; the foolish virgins sleep. Colour wood engraving by E. Evans after D.H. Friston.

Marriage customs and modes of courtship of the various nations of the universe. With remarks on the condition of women, Penn's maxims, and counsel to the single and married, &c, &c / by Theophilus Moore, esq.

Curious customs of sex and marriage : an inquiry relating to all races and nations from antiquity to the present day.

Marriage rites, customs, and ceremonies, of all nations of the universe / By Lady Augusta Hamilton.

The development of marriage and kinship / by C. Staniland Wake.

Marriage ceremonies in Morocco / by Edward Westermarck.

A wedding in Brittany: the women of the family adjust the young bride's dress as music is played and the groom and guests wait on the stairs to enter the room. Etching by C.O. Murray after Henry Mosler.

Musicians playing at a Polterabend or eve-of-wedding party. Coloured lithograph.

A horse-drawn carriage has arrived at a church in a poor part of a town: a newly wed couple walk down the steps towards it as the coachman holds the door open and spectators stand by. Lithograph by C. Motte after V. Adam.

A newly-wed couple (Barkis and Clara Peggotty) set off in a cart from the beach, accompanied by David Copperfield and Emily: Mr Peggotty tries to persuade Mrs Gummidge to throw a shoe after them. Etching by Hablot K. Browne, 1849.