Author:
Naudon, Paul.
Edition Statement:1st U.S. ed.
Imprint:Rochester, Vt. : Inner Traditions, 2005.
Descriptionix, 308 p. ; 23 cm.
Note:"Originally published in French under the title Les origins de la franc-maçonnerie: le sacré et le metier by Éditions Dervy ... Paris"--T.p. verso.
Note:The ancient corporations : the colleges of builders in Rome -- The collegia and the barbarian invasions -- Ecclesial [Jon 1] and monastic associations -- Secular brotherhoods : the Germanic and Anglo-Saxon guilds -- The crusades and the templars -- The templars, the francs métiers, [Jon 2] and freemasonry -- The templars and the Parisian builders -- Mason corporations in France -- Builder corporations in Italy, Germany, and Switzerland -- The corporative masonry of Great Britain -- Universal freemasonry -- Speculative freemasonry -- The grand lodges and modern freemasonry.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (p. 278-292) and index.
