This work, by John Toland, is considered by many scholars to represent the first published work w... more This work, by John Toland, is considered by many scholars to represent the first published work which sets out the tenets of modern Freemasonry. One scholar claims that Toland had it privately printed, in a limited number of copies, for distribution to fellow masons. Note the nice--and typically Masonic--ex libris. Also of note is that much of the work takes the form of a Masonic "catechism"; the philosophical discussion is overtly deistic.
This work, by John Toland, is considered by many scholars to represent the first published work w... more This work, by John Toland, is considered by many scholars to represent the first published work which sets out the tenets of modern Freemasonry. One scholar claims that Toland had it privately printed, in a limited number of copies, for distribution to fellow masons. Note the nice--and typically Masonic--ex libris. Also of note is that much of the work takes the form of a Masonic "catechism"; the philosophical discussion is overtly deistic.
Masons at the time were upset about the publication of this text, since some believed that it rev... more Masons at the time were upset about the publication of this text, since some believed that it revealed hitherto unrevealed secrets of Freemasonry.
Continuing my researches into the Italian Renaissance origins of Freemasonry, this time focusing... more Continuing my researches into the Italian Renaissance origins of Freemasonry, this time focusing on Masonic images in Italian Renaissance art.
Continuing my researches into the Italian Renaissance origins of Freemasonry, this time concentra... more Continuing my researches into the Italian Renaissance origins of Freemasonry, this time concentrating on Masonic images in Renaissance art.
A study of the means by which Italian Renaissance artists and writers were able to express their ... more A study of the means by which Italian Renaissance artists and writers were able to express their dissatisfaction with the religious and political status quo in relatively safe ways.
A study of the means by which Italian Renaissance artists and writers managed to express criticis... more A study of the means by which Italian Renaissance artists and writers managed to express criticism of the religious and political status quo in relatively safe ways.
This work, by John Toland, is considered by many scholars to represent the first published work w... more This work, by John Toland, is considered by many scholars to represent the first published work which sets out the tenets of modern Freemasonry. One scholar claims that Toland had it privately printed, in a limited number of copies, for distribution to fellow masons. Note the nice--and typically Masonic--ex libris. Also of note is that much of the work takes the form of a Masonic "catechism"; the philosophical discussion is overtly deistic.
This work, by John Toland, is considered by many scholars to represent the first published work w... more This work, by John Toland, is considered by many scholars to represent the first published work which sets out the tenets of modern Freemasonry. One scholar claims that Toland had it privately printed, in a limited number of copies, for distribution to fellow masons. Note the nice--and typically Masonic--ex libris. Also of note is that much of the work takes the form of a Masonic "catechism"; the philosophical discussion is overtly deistic.
Masons at the time were upset about the publication of this text, since some believed that it rev... more Masons at the time were upset about the publication of this text, since some believed that it revealed hitherto unrevealed secrets of Freemasonry.
Continuing my researches into the Italian Renaissance origins of Freemasonry, this time focusing... more Continuing my researches into the Italian Renaissance origins of Freemasonry, this time focusing on Masonic images in Italian Renaissance art.
Continuing my researches into the Italian Renaissance origins of Freemasonry, this time concentra... more Continuing my researches into the Italian Renaissance origins of Freemasonry, this time concentrating on Masonic images in Renaissance art.
A study of the means by which Italian Renaissance artists and writers were able to express their ... more A study of the means by which Italian Renaissance artists and writers were able to express their dissatisfaction with the religious and political status quo in relatively safe ways.
A study of the means by which Italian Renaissance artists and writers managed to express criticis... more A study of the means by which Italian Renaissance artists and writers managed to express criticism of the religious and political status quo in relatively safe ways.
A study of how a festive company, the Compagnia della Cazzuola, founded along with two other fest... more A study of how a festive company, the Compagnia della Cazzuola, founded along with two other festive companies, the Companies of the Diamante and Broncone, in the fall of 1512, used a clever manipulation of the hidden meanings of classical myths to express opposition to the Medici regime, newly reestablished in the city after 18 years of republican rule.
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