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M31 A53c |
Author |
Anderson, James |
Title |
1723 Constitutions of the Ancient and Honourable Fraternity of Free and Accepted Masons Containing their History, Charges, Regulations, Etc. Collected and Digested by Order of the Grand Lodge from their old Records, faithful Traditions and Lodge-Books, for the Use of the Lodges. |
Title added entry |
Containing their History, Charges, Regulations, Etc. Collected and Digested by Order of the Grand Lodge from their old Records, faithful Traditions and Lodge-Books, for the Use of the Lodges. |
Publisher |
Grand Lodge of England |
Published Date |
1723 |
Published Place |
London, England |
Copy# |
1 |
Edition |
First Edition |
Other number |
M31 A53c |
Catalog Number |
1894 |
Collection |
Jurisprudence-Constitutions, Ahiman Rezons, Old Charges, Codes, (General) |
Accession number |
M31 A53c |
Physical Description |
9.5 x 7.5 Leatherbound. RESTRICTED REFERENCE (See Notes) |
Notes |
RESTRICTED REFERENCE. THIS BOOK MAY BE VIEWED ONLY BY PERMISSION OF THE LIBRARY CURATOR/COLLECTIONS MANAGER AND UNDER NO OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES. CERTAIN VIEWING CONDITIONS WILL APPLY, I.E. NO BAGS OR WRITING UTENSILS WILL BE PERMITTED NEAR THE BOOK. COTTON GLOVES WILL BE WORN AND THE BOOK WILL BE VIEWED UNDER DIRECT SUPERVISION. SHOULD A QUOTE OR PAGE FROM THE BOOK BE REQUESTED, WRITTEN PERMISSION WILL BE REQUIRED AND A PHOTOGRAPH PROVIDED AFTER PERMISSION IS GRANTED. ADEQUATE TIME WILL BE GIVEN TO THIS PROCESS AND IMMEDIATE OR RUSH REQUESTS WILL NOT BE HONORED. |
Summary |
1723 First Edition Printing of Anderson's Constitutions, the seminal work of the early speculative Craft. The Constitutions of the Free-Masons was a constitution written for the Premier Grand Lodge of England (aka "The Moderns during the schism of the early 1750s until 1813), to standardize the rituals and practices of Freemasonry among lodges of London and Westminster operating under that Grand Lodge. Obviously, it was not meant to apply to other lodges in other parts of England, Scotland and Ireland. The constitution laid the foundation of the legend of Hiram Abiff, King Solomon's Master Builder, along with the pyramid style organizational model of Freemasonry. The first and second edition were written by Rev. James Anderson in 1723 and 1738. The first section of the Constitution, on religion, stating that Masons can be of any faith and that they need only adhere to the Religion in which all Men agree, comes very close to the concept of a Natural Religion, a popular idea during the Enlightenment. |
Subjects |
Anderson's Constitutions Constitutions Charges Regulations Lodge Books Records History Ancient and Honourable Free and Accepted Masons James Anderson |
Search Terms |
Anderson's Constitutions Constitutions Charges Regulations Lodge Books Records History Ancient and Honourable Free and Accepted Masons James Anderson |
Object Name |
Book |
Status |
Restricted |
Status date |
2009-06-07 |
Lexicon sub-category |
Documentary Artifact |