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Tracing boards are painted or printed illustrations depicting the various emblems and symbols of Freemasonry. They can be used as teaching aids during the lectures that follow each of the Masonic Degrees, when an experienced member explains the various concepts of Freemasonry to new members. They can also be used by experienced members as ...
Date/Time Dimensions User Comment 2012-03-08 05:03: 456×536× (9569 bytes) EricCable [[Freemasonry|Masonic]] Square and Compasses. US Federal Courts ruled in the 19th Century the Freemasons could not claim trsademark on this icon.
Square and Compasses sign on the gates of Freemasons' Hall, Bournemouth, England. The Square and Compasses (or, more correctly, a square and a set of compasses joined) is the single most identifiable symbol of Freemasonry. Both the square and compasses are architect's tools and are used in Masonic ritual as emblems to teach symbolic lessons.
Images associated with Freemasonry. Media in category "Masonic images" The following 13 files are in this category, out of 13 total. G.
Blue or black aprons with the square and compass for Master Masons. Sashes and jackets featuring tartan patterns. Trident and Shaft jewels, representing a builder's tool. [4] The double-headed eagle, a symbol of Scottish Rite sovereignty. Use of the Royal Arch triple tau symbol. Working tools like the square, compasses, plumb-line and level.
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Freemasonry is described in its own ritual as a "Beautiful and profound system of morality, veiled in allegories and illustrated by symbols". The symbolism of Freemasonry is found throughout the Masonic lodge, and contains many of the working tools of a medieval or renaissance stonemason. The whole system is transmitted to initiates through the ...
The Swedish Rite is a variation or Rite of Freemasonry that is common in Scandinavian countries and to a limited extent in Germany. It is different from other branches of Freemasonry in that, rather than having the three self-contained foundation degrees and seemingly-endless side degrees and appendant bodies, it has an integrated system with ten degrees.