The Art And Architecture Of Freemasonry
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Author |
: James Stevens Curl |
Publisher |
: Overlook Books |
Total Pages |
: 288 |
Release |
: 1993 |
ISBN-10 |
: UOM:39015029098830 |
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: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (30 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Art and Architecture of Freemasonry by : James Stevens Curl
This fascinating study details the Masonic society's influence on the modern American and European aesthetic world. Although Masonry dates from the Middle Ages, its influence in art and architecture reached its peak in the neoclassical architecture of the 18th century. Architectural history professor Curl (Leicester Polytechnic, England) also looks at the way Masonic ideas have permeated other art forms from literature to the performing arts. The 190 exceptional illustrations (including 11 color plates) are accompanied by detailed, informative captions, and a glossary of terms explains the complex ideas and iconography of Freemasonry. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
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Total Pages |
: 271 |
Release |
: 1991 |
ISBN-10 |
: OCLC:901587276 |
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Rating |
: 4/5 (76 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Art & Architecture of Freemasonry by :
Author |
: Reva Wolf |
Publisher |
: Bloomsbury Publishing USA |
Total Pages |
: 321 |
Release |
: 2019-11-28 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781501337987 |
ISBN-13 |
: 150133798X |
Rating |
: 4/5 (87 Downloads) |
Synopsis Freemasonry and the Visual Arts from the Eighteenth Century Forward by : Reva Wolf
Choice Outstanding Academic Title for 2020 With the dramatic rise of Freemasonry in the eighteenth century, art played a fundamental role in its practice, rhetoric, and global dissemination, while Freemasonry, in turn, directly influenced developments in art. This mutually enhancing relationship has only recently begun to receive its due. The vilification of Masons, and their own secretive practices, have hampered critical study and interpretation. As perceptions change, and as masonic archives and institutions begin opening to the public, the time is ripe for a fresh consideration of the interconnections between Freemasonry and the visual arts. This volume offers diverse approaches, and explores the challenges inherent to the subject, through a series of eye-opening case studies that reveal new dimensions of well-known artists such as Francisco de Goya and John Singleton Copley, and important collectors and entrepreneurs, including Arturo Alfonso Schomburg and Baron Taylor. Individual essays take readers to various countries within Europe and to America, Iran, India, and Haiti. The kinds of art analyzed are remarkably wide-ranging-porcelain, architecture, posters, prints, photography, painting, sculpture, metalwork, and more-and offer a clear picture of the international scope of the relationships between Freemasonry and art and their significance for the history of modern social life, politics, and spiritual practices. In examining this topic broadly yet deeply, Freemasonry and the Visual Arts sets a standard for serious study of the subject and suggests new avenues of investigation in this fascinating emerging field.
Author |
: William D. Moore |
Publisher |
: Univ. of Tennessee Press |
Total Pages |
: 252 |
Release |
: 2006 |
ISBN-10 |
: 1572334967 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9781572334960 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (67 Downloads) |
Synopsis Masonic Temples by : William D. Moore
In Masonic Temples, William D. Moore introduces readers to the structures American Freemasons erected over the sixty-year period from 1870 to 1930, when these temples became a ubiquitous feature of the American landscape. As representations of King Solomon’s temple in ancient Jerusalem erected in almost every American town and city, Masonic temples provided specially designed spaces for the enactment of this influential fraternity’s secret rituals. Using New York State as a case study, Moore not only analyzes the design and construction of Masonic structures and provides their historical context, but he also links the temples to American concepts of masculinity during this period of profound economic and social transformation. By examining edifices previously overlooked by architectural and social historians, Moore decodes the design and social function of Masonic architecture and offers compelling new insights into the construction of American masculinity. Four distinct sets of Masonic ritual spaces—the Masonic lodge room, the armory and drill room of the Knights Templar, the Scottish Rite Cathedral, and the Shriners’ mosque – form the central focus of this volume. Moore argues that these spaces and their accompanying ceremonies communicated four alternative masculine archetypes to American Freemasons—the heroic artisan, the holy warrior, the adept or wise man, and the frivolous jester or fool. Although not a Freemason, Moore draws from his experience as director of the Chancellor Robert R Livingston Masonic Library in New York City, where heutilized sources previously inaccessible to scholars. His work should prove valuable to readers with interests in vernacular architecture, material culture, American studies, architectural and social history, Freemasonry, and voluntary associations.
Author |
: James Stevens Curl |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 271 |
Release |
: 2002 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0713487453 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780713487459 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (53 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Art and Architecture of Freemasonry by : James Stevens Curl
This study aims for a deeper understanding of aspects of Western art by tracing the motifs and legends from Antiquity that have influenced Freemasonry, and explaining the significance of recurring themes. The latter are to be found even in the design of parks, gardens and cemeteries.
Author |
: Wendy Waszut-Barrett |
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: |
Total Pages |
: 231 |
Release |
: 2018 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0890136335 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780890136331 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (35 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Santa Fe Scottish Rite Temple by : Wendy Waszut-Barrett
This beautiful book tells the story of jewelry in New Mexico, tracing its use as an adornment from prehistory to the present. Featuring three hundred objects produced by artists representing many cultures and backgrounds.
Author |
: Vignola |
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: |
Total Pages |
: 134 |
Release |
: 1889 |
ISBN-10 |
: SRLF:A0012355707 |
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: 4/5 (07 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Five Orders of Architecture by : Vignola
Author |
: James Anderson |
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Total Pages |
: 112 |
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: 1723 |
ISBN-10 |
: OXFORD:600082012 |
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Rating |
: 4/5 (12 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Constitutions of the Free-masons by : James Anderson
Author |
: Russell Blackwell |
Publisher |
: Algora Publishing |
Total Pages |
: 331 |
Release |
: 2012 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780875869063 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0875869068 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (63 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Architects of America by : Russell Blackwell
Did the Freemasons consciously affect the geographical growth of the USA in order to invest the layout of the states with a deeper, symbolic meaning? the narrative concentrates on the development of Masonic ritual during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries—especially their description of the 'ideal building' or Temple—the concurrent construction of America and the role Freemasons played in it, and the emergence of a simple but highly symbolic mathematical formula that recurs regularly throughout the history of the Republic. Maps and diagrams illustrate the surprising coherence of the theory.
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: |
Publisher |
: BRILL |
Total Pages |
: 689 |
Release |
: 2014-06-12 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9789004273122 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9004273123 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (22 Downloads) |
Synopsis Handbook of Freemasonry by :
Freemasonry is the largest, oldest, and most influential secret society in the world. The Brill Handbook of Freemasonry is a pioneering work that brings together, for the first time, leading scholars on Freemasonry. The first section covers historical perspectives, such as the origins and early history of Freemasonry. The second deals with the relationship between Freemasonry and specific religious traditions such as the Catholic Church, Judaism, and Islam. In the third section, organisational themes, such as the use of rituals, are explored, while the fourth section deals with issues related to society and politics - women, blacks, colonialism, nationalism, and war. The fifth and final section is devoted to Freemasonry and culture, including music, literature, modern art, architecture and material culture.