An Account of the remains of the worship of Priapus : lately existing at Isernia, in the kingdom of Naples; in two letters : one from Sir William Hamilton ... to Sir Joseph Banks ... : and the other from a person residing at Isernia : to which is added, A discourse on the worship of Priapus : and its connexion with the mystic theology of the ancients / By R.P. Knight.

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1786
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An Account of the remains of the worship of Priapus : lately existing at Isernia, in the kingdom of Naples; in two letters : one from Sir William Hamilton ... to Sir Joseph Banks ... : and the other from a person residing at Isernia : to which is added, A discourse on the worship of Priapus : and its connexion with the mystic theology of the ancients / By R.P. Knight. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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London : Printed by T. Spilsbury, 1786.

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195 pages, 13 leaves of plates, 19 plates (I-XVIII numbered) : illustrations ; 28 cm (4to).

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The 2nd letter is in Italian.
Knight's discourse (p. [21]-195) has caption title: On the worship of Priapus.
Some of the engravings are signed by James Newton.

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ESTC N2172

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