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The Worship of Priapus - KNIGHT, RICHARD PAYNE.
$12,043.00
KNIGHT, RICHARD PAYNE. 1751-1824.
An Account of the Remains of the Worship of Priapus, lately existing at Isernia, in the Kingdom of Naples. London: Privately printed, 1786.
4to. 18 plates (12 full-page)
4to. 18 plates (12 full-page)
18th century Brown leather, gilt, spine with gilt lettering, separation of leather from lower spine end, foxing and spotting.
Provenance: Private collection Geneva
FIRST AND ONLY EDITION of this notorious publication, which led to condemnation of Knight by the religious establishment. Knight was a member of Parliament and of the Society of the Dilettanti, who considered the study of classical art and history a sign of sophistication. Despite the author's scholarly approach to the ancient worship of phallic images, he was viewed as anti-religious and an apologist for libertinism.
Provenance: Private collection Geneva
FIRST AND ONLY EDITION of this notorious publication, which led to condemnation of Knight by the religious establishment. Knight was a member of Parliament and of the Society of the Dilettanti, who considered the study of classical art and history a sign of sophistication. Despite the author's scholarly approach to the ancient worship of phallic images, he was viewed as anti-religious and an apologist for libertinism.
The Worship of Priapus - KNIGHT, RICHARD PAYNE.
$12,043.00