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Craftsman and Freemason's Guide

containing a delineation of the rituals of freemasonry, with the emblems and explanations so arranged as greatly to facilitate in acquiring a knowledge of the rites and ceremonies of the several degrees, from Entered Apprentice to that of Select Master, and the order of priesthood

Also known as The craftsman and freemason's guide; The craftsman, and freemason's guide; The Craftsman, and Freemason's Guide: Containing a Delineation of the Rituals of Freemasonry, With the Emblems and Explanations So Arranged as Greatly to Facilitate in Acquiring a Knowledge of the Rites and Ceremonies of the Several Degrees, From Entered Apprentice to That of Select Master, and the Order of Priesthood

by Cornelius Moore, Freemasons. Constitutions. [from old catalog] & Making of America Project

  • First published:
  • 19th century
  • Language: English
  • Content type: Primary source

317, [3] p. : 18 cm Electronic reproduction "Constitution of the general grand chapter of Royal Arch Masons for the United States of America ..." -- p. [302]-314 "Testimonials" -- [2] p. at end With music

Provenance

Why this book is in the catalog

Included because retained bibliographic metadata links this work to Ancient religions, animism, and ritual and Initiatory orders and secret societies.

  • Controlled discovery queries from internet-archive, online-books-page, and openlibrary-historical matched “Freemasonry”. Retained metadata contains “freemason” in the title, “Freemasonry” in the subtitle, “freemason” in the alternative title, and 5 additional metadata match(es).

    • “Freemasonry”· via Internet Archive
    • “Freemasonry”· via The Online Books Page
    • “Freemasonry”· via Open Library
    • “freemason”· in title
    • “Freemasonry”· in subtitle
    • “freemason”· in alternative title
  • Retained metadata contains “Rites and ceremonies” in the subtitle, “Rites and ceremonies” in the alternative title, “Rites and ceremonies” in the edition title, and 1 additional metadata match(es).

    • “Rites and ceremonies”· in subtitle
    • “Rites and ceremonies”· in alternative title
    • “Rites and ceremonies”· in edition title
    • “Rites and ceremonies”· in edition subtitle

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Editions

Open Library reports 5 editions; 3 cataloged here.

The craftsman and freemason's guide

Internet Archive institutional pre-1900 scan

8th edition; Cincinnati: J. Ernst, 1854

1854-01-01T00:00:00ZCincinnati [Ohio] : Jacob ErnstEnglish—Public digitized item

The Craftsman, and Freemason's Guide: Containing a Delineation of the Rituals of Freemasonry, With the Emblems and Explanations So Arranged as Greatly to Facilitate in Acquiring a Knowledge of the Rites and Ceremonies of the Several Degrees, From Entered Apprentice to That of Select Master, and the Order of Priesthood

The Online Books Page curated catalog record

4th edition; Cincinnati: J. Ernst; Philadelphia : E. H. Butler and Co., 1851

1851———Source listed online copy

The craftsman, and freemason's guide

Internet Archive institutional pre-1900 scan

1859Cincinnati, J. Ernst and company; J. Ernst and companyEnglish—Public

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Cataloging notes

  • Contributing institution: University of California Libraries
  • Contributing institution: University of Michigan
  • Digitization sponsor: Google
  • Digitization sponsor: MSN
  • Discovery required Internet Archive search metadata to report a PDF format; the exact direct-file URL is added only after the item's file listing confirms an unrestricted PDF filename.
  • Internet Archive institutional collection: americana
  • Open Library reports 5 editions; this snapshot catalogs one representative edition and preserves work-level ISBN, date, and publisher aggregates.
  • Scanner: google
  • Scanner: rich5
  • Source-listed Library of Congress call number(s): HS457 .M83 1851
  • Source-listed Library of Congress call number(s): HS457 .M83 1854
  • The Online Books Page bibliographic note: 4th edition; Cincinnati: J. Ernst; Philadelphia : E. H. Butler and Co., 1851
  • The Online Books Page bibliographic note: 8th edition; Cincinnati: J. Ernst, 1854
Catalog id
openlibrary-work:OL203169W
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