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As described in the explanation of the First Degree Tracing Board, in Emulation and other Masonic rituals the rough ashlar is a stone as taken directly from the quarry, and allegorically represents the Freemason prior to his initiation; a smooth ashlar (or "perfect ashlar") is a stone that has been smoothed and dressed by the experienced ...
Rubble masonry or rubble stone is rough, uneven building stone not laid in regular courses. [1] [2] It may fill the core of a wall which is faced with unit masonry such as brick or ashlar. Some medieval cathedral walls have outer shells of ashlar with an inner backfill of mortarless rubble and dirt.
Rustication is a range of masonry techniques used in classical architecture giving visible surfaces a finish texture that contrasts with smooth, squared-block masonry called ashlar. The visible face of each individual block is cut back around the edges to make its size and placing very clear.
Initiation into the first degree involves symbolic tests of an operative mason's skill, such as dressing a rough ashlar stone. The candidate takes his obligation kneeling on an ashler with his bare knees. [35] He is presented with actual operative masonry tools like chisels and mallets, rather than the speculative symbolic tools. [36]
Ashlar masonry. Stone masonry using dressed (cut) stones is known as ashlar masonry. [4] Trabeated systems. One of the oldest forms of stone construction uses a lintel (beam) laid across stone posts or columns. This method predates Stonehenge, and refined versions were used by the Egyptians, Persians, Greeks, and Romans. [4] Arch masonry.
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French Master's apron from the 19th century. The French Rite traces its origins to the introduction of speculative Freemasonry in France around 1725. [5] As recorded by Jérôme de Lalande in his "Mémoire historique sur la Maçonnerie" (1777), the first documented lodge was established in Paris by English Freemasons, [6] including "Milord Dervent-Waters, the chevalier Maskelyne, d'Heguerty ...