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Blackwell Russell |
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Titolo |
The architects of America [[electronic resource] ] : Freemasons and the growth of the United States / / Russell Charles Blackwell |
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New York, : Algora Pub., c2012 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (330 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Freemasonry - United States - History |
Freemasonry - Symbolism |
Freemasonry - Rituals |
Architecture - United States - History |
Electronic books. |
United States History |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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pt. 1. Foundations -- pt. 2. Entrance -- pt. 3. Floor -- pt. 4. Roof. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Did the Freemasons consciously affect the geographical growth of the USA in order to invest the layout of the states with a deeper, symbolic meaning? The narrative concentrates on the development of Masonic ritual during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries-especially their description of the 'ideal building' or Temple-the concurrent construction of America and the role Freemasons played in it, and the emergence of a simple but highly symbolic mathematical formula that recurs regularly throughout the history of the Republic. Maps and diagrams illustrate the surprising coherence of the theor |
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