Author: Hamilton, John
Title: Material Culture of the American Freemasons
Description: Lexington, MA, Museum of Our National Heritage, 1994. Hardcover. Black casebound book with the title in gilt lettering down the spine. There is a black-and-white pictorial dust jacket with the title printed in black down a yellow spine. The free and pasted end pages are a heavier, textured, cream paper. Pages: (8), ix-xii, (2), 3-308. Profusely illustrated with black-and-white images. Contains twenty-three pages of color plates. Contents are as follows: Origins of Freemasonry -- The Lodge: The Oblong Square ; Floorings & Floor Cloths ; Tracing Boards & Charts -- Furnishings of the Lodge ; Heating (Fireplaces & Stoves) ; Lighting ; Paraphernalia -- Regalia ; Jewels ; Swords -- Documents -- Feasts & Festivals ; Ceramics ; Glassware -- The Masonic Funeral & Burial -- Color Plates -- Appendix I: Dealers of Fraternal Regalia & Paraphernalia -- Appendix II: Engravers of American Masonic Certificates and Aprons -- Appendix III: Artists of Masonic Aprons, Certificates, and Ornamental Paintings -- Appendix IV: Masonic Eras and Dating, Definitions and Conversion (Anno Domini Dates) -- Appendix V: Sword Nomenclature -- Appendix VI: Crosses in Masonry -- References -- Index. VG+/VG .

Keywords: American Decorative Arts ; Freemasons ; ; General Reference - American Decorative Arts


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