Turkish Courtship Rituals and Weddings
Picart’s illustration of a Turkish marriage feels out of place; Bernard never mentions a certain procession or celebration going along with the marriage ceremony. He also never explains this Turkish courtship ritual involving a Turkish man “slashing himself” to prove his love to a woman. There seems to have been some type of disconnect between author and illustrator, and so it is difficult to know what is true and what may be a fabrication or amalgamation of many different narratives.