Library Record
Metadata
Call# |
M16.6 C58m |
Author |
Churton, Tobias |
Title |
The Magus of Freemasonry |
Title added entry |
The Mysterious Life of Elias Ashmole--Scientist, Alchemist, and Founder of hte Royal Society |
Publisher |
Inner Traditions |
Published Date |
2004/2006 |
Published Place |
Rochester, Vermont |
ISBN |
159477122-7 |
Copy# |
1 |
Catalog Number |
1974 |
Collection |
History and Philosophy: Biography/English |
Accession number |
M16.6 C58m |
Physical Description |
Softbound 303pp |
Summary |
Publisher's summary: Elias Ashmole (1617-1692) was the first to record a personal account of initiation into Accepted Freemasonry. His writings help solve the debate between operative and "speculative" origins of Accepted Freemasonry, demonstrating that symbolic Freemasonry existed within the Masonic trade bodies. Ashmole was one of the leading intellectual luminiaries of his time: a founding member of the Royal Society, a fellowship and later academy of natural philosophers and scientists; an alchemis; astrological advisor to the king; and the creator of the world's first public museum. While Isaac Newton regarded him as an inspiration, Ashmole has been ignored by many conventional historians. |
Subjects |
Ashmole, Elias Freemasonry, Europe Freemasonry, English Rosicrucianism Rosicrucians Hermeticism Alchemy |
Search Terms |
Ashmole, Elias Freemasonry, English Freemasonry, Europe Rosicrucianism Rosicrucians Hermeticism Alchemists Alchemy |
Object Name |
Book |
Lexicon sub-category |
Documentary Artifact |