The Symbolism of Freemasonry

Written in the late 1800's, it is still easy enough to read if you have a decent vocabulary. What is so interesting is that it isn't just about Freemasonry symbolism, but traces the symbolism back even further to some societies and shows how it could have evolved through history. Contents Preface I Preliminary II The Noachidae III The Primitive Freemasonry of Antiquity IV The Spurious Freemasonry of Antiquity V The Ancient Mysteries VI The Dionysiac Artificers VII The Union of Speculative and Operative Masonry at the Temple of Solomon VIII The Travelling Freemasons of the Middle Ages IX Disseverance of the Operative Element X The System of Symbolic Instruction XI The Speculative Science and the Operative Art XII The Symbolism of Solomon's Temple XIII The Form of the Lodge XIV The Officers of a Lodge XV The Point within a Circle XVI The Covering of the Lodge XVII Ritualistic Symbolism XVIII The Rite of Discalceation XIX The Rite of Investiture XX The Symbolism of the Gloves XXI The Rite of Circumambulation XXII The Rite of Intrusting, and the Symbolism of Light XXIII Symbolism of the Corner-stone XXIV The Ineffable Name XXV The Legends of Freemasonry XXVI The Legend of the Winding Stairs XXVII The Legend of the Third Degree XXVIII The