Manuscript copy, [1786], of a work by Richard Payne Knight entitled An Account of the Remains of the Worship of Priapus, lately existing at Isernia, in the Kingdom of Naples...to which is added a discourse on the worship of Priapus, and its connexion with the mystic theology of the ancients , which was privately published and distributed by Payne Knight in 1786, who gave a copy to each member of the Dilettanti Society. The work, however, was so severely attacked by Thomas James Mathias that the author endeavoured to buy back all the copies. It is unclear whether this manuscript is the original of Payne Knight's work, or a copy made by another person following the publication of the work.
Treatise on the worship of Priapus
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- Dates of Creation[1786]
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- Language of MaterialEnglish
- Physical Description1 volume containing 130 leaves and 17 plates
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Administrative / Biographical History
Richard Payne Knight (1750-1824) was a numismatist. Having travelled in Sicily, in 1777, he began to form a magnificent collection of bronzes, which he bequeathed upon his death to the British Museum. He was MP for Leominster, 1780, and Ludlow, 1784-1806. He was Vice-President of the Society of Antiquaries, and wrote extensively on ancient art.
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Manuscript quarto. Bound in morocco.
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Compiled by Sarah Smith as part of the RSLP AIM25 Project.
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Bibliography
Richard Payne Knight, 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 (T. Spilsbury: London, 1786).