{"product_id":"observations-on-popular-antiquities-chiefly-illustrating-the-origin-of-our-vulgar-customs-ceremonies-and-superstitions-paperback-9781108036474","title":"Observations on Popular Antiquities; Chiefly Illustrating the Origin of our Vulgar Customs, Ceremonies and Superstitions (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108036474","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eObservations on Popular Antiquities\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eChiefly Illustrating the Origin of our Vulgar Customs, Ceremonies and Superstitions\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePublished in 1813, this two-volume almanac of British customs and superstitions is one of the earliest sources for British folklore.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJohn Brand (Author), Henry Ellis (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108036474, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 8 December 2011\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e746 pages\u003cbr\u003e24.4 x 17 x 3.8 cm, 1.17 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eJohn Brand (1744–1806), secretary of the Society of Antiquaries, first published his widely popular Observations on Popular Antiquities in 1777. This fascinating two-volume almanac of British superstitions and customs was in fact a heavily revised and annotated version of Henry Bourne's Antiquitates vulgares (1725). Volume 2 of Brand's almanac concerns the origins and practices of British customs and ceremonies including marriage customs, death rites, belief in fairies, witchcraft, omens, and divination. The volume also provides explanations for obscure but common phrases and expressions. Following the success of the book's initial reception, Brand continued to research English folklore with the intention of publishing fuller information. This two-volume version, published posthumously in 1813, was edited and expanded by Sir Henry Ellis, Keeper of Manuscripts at the British Museum, and further revisions also appeared in 1841 and 1870. Brand's book is regarded as the foundation for folklore studies in England.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eCustoms and Ceremonies: Child-bearing, churching, and christening customs\u003cbr\u003e Marriage customs and ceremonies\u003cbr\u003e Customs at deaths\u003cbr\u003e Of bowing towards the altar or communion table on entering the church\u003cbr\u003e Drinking customs\u003cbr\u003e Barbers' signs\u003cbr\u003e Tobacco in ale houses\u003cbr\u003e Custom and superstitions concerning wells and fountains\u003cbr\u003e Notices concerning sports and games\u003cbr\u003e Popular notices concerning cards\u003cbr\u003e Sports of sailors\u003cbr\u003e Fairs\u003cbr\u003e Of the meaning of the old saw, 'Five score or men, money, and pins, six score of all other things'\u003cbr\u003e Fairy mythology\u003cbr\u003e Popular notions concerning the apparition of the devil\u003cbr\u003e Sorcery or witchcraft\u003cbr\u003e Ghosts or apparitions\u003cbr\u003e Gipsies\u003cbr\u003e Obsolete vulgar punishments\u003cbr\u003e Omens\u003cbr\u003e Charms\u003cbr\u003e Divination\u003cbr\u003e Vulgar errors\u003cbr\u003e Neck verse\u003cbr\u003e Bishop in the pan\u003cbr\u003e Dining with Duke Humphrey\u003cbr\u003e Miller's thumb\u003cbr\u003e Turning cat in pan\u003cbr\u003e Putting the miller's eye out\u003cbr\u003e To bear the bell\u003cbr\u003e To pluck a crow with any one\u003cbr\u003e Of certain other obscure phrases and common expressions\u003cbr\u003e Of the phenomenon vulgarly called Will, or Kitty with a wisp, or Jack with a lanthorn.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Social \u0026amp; cultural anthropology, ethnography [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Social \u0026amp; cultural anthropology, ethnography\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Social%20\u0026amp;%20cultural%20anthropology,%20ethnography%20%5BJHMC%5D%22\"\u003eJHMC\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46266049823000,"sku":"9781108036474","price":55.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108036474i.jpg?v=1694873887","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/observations-on-popular-antiquities-chiefly-illustrating-the-origin-of-our-vulgar-customs-ceremonies-and-superstitions-paperback-9781108036474","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}