{"product_id":"british-freemasonry-1717-1813","title":"British Freemasonry, 1717-1813","description":"\u003cp\u003eFreemasonry 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIncludes more than 550 texts\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Many texts are published here by special arrangement with the Library and Museum of Freemasonry, London\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Contains over 260 pages of newly transcribed manuscript material\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Documents are organized thematically\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Full editorial apparatus including general introduction, volume introductions, headnotes and explanatory endnotes\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- A consolidated index appears in the final volume\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45541935448302,"sku":"9781848933774","price":1092.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0630\/9612\/7726\/files\/9781848933774.jpg?v=1720116878","url":"https:\/\/bookland.com.au\/products\/british-freemasonry-1717-1813","provider":"Book Land AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}