Book Title: Histoire générale des cérémonies, moeurs, et coutumes religieuses de tous les peuples du monde / représentées en 243. figures dessinées de la main de Bernard Picard, avec des explications historiques, & curieuses par M. l'abbé Banier, & par M. l'Abb'e le Mascrier.

Author: Banier, M. l'abbé (Antoine), 1673-1741

Image Title: Turkish Holiday

Description: Turkish Muslims celebrate the festival of the night the Qur’an descended from heaven by parading in the streets. Drawn by Louis Fabricius Dubourg (1693–1775) and engraved by Balthazar Bernaerts.

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