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The Symbolism of Freemasonry: VIII. The Travelling Freema...

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The first of these points to which I refer is the establishment of a body of architects, widely disseminated throughout Europe during the middle ages under the avowed name of Travelling Freemasons. This association of workmen, said to have been the descendants of the Temple Masons, may be traced by the massive monuments of their skill at as early a period as the ninth or tenth century; although, according to the authority of Mr. Hope, who has written elaborately on the subject, some historians…

The Symbolism of Freemasonry: VIII. The Travelling Freema...

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