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History of Freemasonry Its Antiquities, Symbols, Constitutions, Customs, Part 1

History of Freemasonry Its Antiquities, Symbols, Constitutions, Customs, Part 1
By Robert Freke Gould

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An investigation of the records of the organizations of the fraternity in England, Scotland, Ireland, British Colonies, France, Germany, and the United States. Derived from official sources. Grandly illustrated. Contents of this volume: Ancient mysteries - the Essenes - Roman Collegia - the Culdees; Old charges of British Freemasons; Stonemasons (Steinmetzen) of Germany; Craft guilds (Corps d'Etat) of France; Companionage, or Les Compagnons du Tour de France; Mediaeval operative Masonry; Statutes relating to the Freemasons; Early British Freemasonry (Scotland); Masons' marks; Quatuor Coronati (Four Crowned or Four Holy Martyrs); Apocryphal manuscripts.

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  • Amazon Sales Rank: #1284151 in Books
  • Published on: 2003-01-23
  • Original language: English
  • Number of items: 1
  • Binding: Paperback
  • 564 pages

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If you're a freemason, this book is for you...5
For a factual history of freemasonry, written by a true historian and freemason, this book is probably the most complete and factual. And it was written more than one hundred years ago.

While author Robert Gould, a 33rd degree Scottish Rite Mason, relies on proven historical method in trying to determine the origins of Free and Accepted masonry (unlike almost every other author of masonic history), he does examine all of the most common theories.

Beware, however, that this book was written in the day when writing was an educated art, and have your Complete Oxford English Dictionary close at hand.