British Freemasonry, 1717-1813 Volume 5
by Robert Peter /
2016 / English / PDF
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Freemasonry was a major cultural and social phenomenon and a key
element of the Enlightenment. It was to have an international
influence across the globe. This primary resource collection
charts a key period in the development of organized Freemasonry
culminating in the formation of a single United Grand Lodge of
England.
Freemasonry was a major cultural and social phenomenon and a key
element of the Enlightenment. It was to have an international
influence across the globe. This primary resource collection
charts a key period in the development of organized Freemasonry
culminating in the formation of a single United Grand Lodge of
England.
The secrecy that has surrounded Freemasonry has made it difficult
to access information and documents about the organization and
its adherents in the past. This collection is the result of
extensive archival research and transcription and highlights the
most significant themes associated with Freemasonry.
The secrecy that has surrounded Freemasonry has made it difficult
to access information and documents about the organization and
its adherents in the past. This collection is the result of
extensive archival research and transcription and highlights the
most significant themes associated with Freemasonry.
The documents are drawn from masonic collections, private
archives and libraries worldwide. The majority of these texts
have never before been republished. Documents include rituals
(some written in code), funeral services, sermons, songs,
certificates, an engraved list of lodges, letters, pamphlets,
theatrical prologues and epilogues, and articles from newspapers
and periodicals.
The documents are drawn from masonic collections, private
archives and libraries worldwide. The majority of these texts
have never before been republished. Documents include rituals
(some written in code), funeral services, sermons, songs,
certificates, an engraved list of lodges, letters, pamphlets,
theatrical prologues and epilogues, and articles from newspapers
and periodicals.
This collection will enable researchers to identify many key
masons for the first time. It will be of interest to students of
Freemasonry, the Enlightenment and researchers in
eighteenth-century studies.
This collection will enable researchers to identify many key
masons for the first time. It will be of interest to students of
Freemasonry, the Enlightenment and researchers in
eighteenth-century studies.