Product Description

Here is a remarkable history, encyclopedia and symbolic dictionary of Freemasonry all in one convenient volume and attractively illustrated with 300 nineteenth-century engravings.

The 600-year-old brotherhood of Freemasons (based on a 3,000-year-old tradition) is one of the most widely known fraternal organizations in the world. Robert Macoy compiled this work in order to present comprehensive information on Freemasonry in an accessible form.

        Using the full resources of the Fraternity available to him, Macoy sought to sort out the truth from a myriad of half truths, rumors, superstitions and interpretations. He presents the rise and problems of Freemasonry and its kindred association both ancient and modern.

        The "General History of Freemasonry," which begins this volume, is a fascinating introduction to a very complicated subject often fraught with vagaries. The two A-to-Z reference works that follow--one an encyclopedia with listings of terms, people, places, and events that make up the extensive history of the Freemasons, and the other a dictionary of symbols--contribute to making this a very complete sourcebook on Freemasonry.

From Aaron, the Abelites, and the All-Seeing Eye to the Year of Masonry, Zenith, and the Rite of Zinnendorf, this is a remarkable book on a subject that runs through the course of human history.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #172885 in Books
• Published on: 2000-10-03
• Released on: 2000-10-03
• Original language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• 704 pages

About the Author
about the author: Robert Macoy 33° (1815-1895), author of The Book of the Lodge, and True Masonic Guide, was Past Deputy Grand Master of New York and Nova Scotia, Past Grand Secretary of New York, Grand Recorder of the Grand Commandery of New York. He held many other important positions with the Fraternity.

Customer Reviews

Do you want to know more? Become a Freemason
Having to study about Freemasonry, being interested in all the things it represented, a dictionary was absolutely a good suggestion.
Honestly, I couldn't imagine I would have found so many interesting things in this Dictionary, divided in two parts and full of illustrations.
While working on my book (which only incidentally is about Freemasonry), this Dictionary helped me in more than one occasion.
Very well explained and extremely useful, it is a good companion of another book, Edward Waite's "A New Encyclopaedia of Freemasonry".
If you want to know more, all you have to do is knock on a Temple's door.

Wonderful Guide To Masonic Information
Getting accurate, correct, and truthful Masonic information can sometimes feel harder then pulling teeth. Freemasonry is a subject that alot of people don't know about and fewer truly understand, which makes gleaning useful information difficult. Even talking to some Masons might leave you with more questions then answers after your done.

However Roberet MacOy's work in "A Dictionary of Freemasonry" provides light to anyone seeking Masonic history and information. MacOy's work is part history, part encylopedia, and part dictionary. It starts with a brief history of Freemasonry and lists the terminology in two different volumes using an A-Z dictionary format. It explains the people, places, terms, and symbols that you would ever want to know about and much more.

Every lodge should have a few copies of this work on hand and anyone with an interest in Freemasonry must have one on their bookshelf too. If you doing Masonic research, its priceless, but if just want to learn about Masonry, its informative and easy to follow and provides more information then you can well, shake a stick at, a big stick too.