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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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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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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.