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Article M. CLAVEL'S PICTURESQUE MASONRY. ← Page 2 of 4 →
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M. Clavel's Picturesque Masonry.
Latin word maceria . They made an emblematic use of the utensils of their profession , and carried them on their standards . The principal of these are , the square , the compass , and the level . They recognised each other by private signs , and tliey called the sign by which they knew each other , by word , das wortseichen ; they called their salute der grass . The apprentices , the craftsmen , and masons , were received with ceremonies which were kept secret . They admitted , as affiliated brethren , persons who did not belong to the trade of masons . This is seen from the well-known sign 'wW which served as the mark of John Greininger ,
Architect of Strasburgh in 1525 , at which date the Corporation still existed in all its rigour in that city . " The brotherhood of Strasburgh became famous throughout Germany . All other Lodges acknowledged their superiority , ancl it received in consequence the title of Haupte Hiitte , or Grancl Lodge . The Lodges which thus united with her were those of Suabia , Hesse , Bavaria , Franconia , Saxony , Thuringia , and the countries bordering on the Moselle . The different masters of these lodges assembled at Ratisbon in 1459 , and
on the 25 th of April drew up the act of confraternity , which established as sole and perpetual Grand Master of the general body of Freemasons of Germany , the head of the Cathedral of Strasburgh . The Emperor Maximilian confirmed this act by the diploma which he gave in this city in 1498 , which Charles the Fifth , Ferdinand , and their successors renewed . Another Grand Lodge , which existed in Vienna , and from which sprung the Lodges of Hungary and Sty ria , as well as the Grand Lodge of Zurich , which had , in allegiance to it all the Lodges of Switzerland , had recourse to the brethren of Strasburgh in all cases of a grave and
doubtful nature . It possessed an independent and sovereign jurisdiction , and judged , without the power of appeal , all causes which were brought before it , according to the rules and statutes of the society . These statutes were revised and printed in 1563 . " Heldmann and Tillier have collected curious details relative to the history of the Masonic corporation in Switzerland during the same period . According to their authority we find it commencing , in 1421 ,
the construction of the Cathedral of Berne , under the superintendence of Matthew Heinz , of Strasburgh , and continuing it successively under Matthew CEsinger , who built the dome of Ulm , and his son Vincent OEsinger . Berne was then the seat ofthe Helvetic Grand Lodge . After the erection of the Cathedral of this city was completed in 1502 , the Grand Lodge was transferred to Zurich . In 1522 , the brotherhood having mixed itself up with matters unconnected with the art of
building , the Grand Master , Stephen Riilzislorfer , of Zurich , was summoned in consequence before the Diet ; and , as he did not appear to defend himself , the system was suppressed throughout the whole Helvetic Cnnfedpratinn .
" I here are hardly any documents left which speak of the Corporation of Architects in France . However , it is easy to find in the greater part of the churches of the country numerous traces of their existence ; and the history of England states that , on various occasions previously to the eleventh century , many of them were invited to that country to co-operate in the construction of churches , castles , and fortifications . According to a German writer well versed in the history of the brotherhood of architecture , these societies had very much increased in France , and were in existence up to the sixteenth century . At this period , and
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
M. Clavel's Picturesque Masonry.
Latin word maceria . They made an emblematic use of the utensils of their profession , and carried them on their standards . The principal of these are , the square , the compass , and the level . They recognised each other by private signs , and tliey called the sign by which they knew each other , by word , das wortseichen ; they called their salute der grass . The apprentices , the craftsmen , and masons , were received with ceremonies which were kept secret . They admitted , as affiliated brethren , persons who did not belong to the trade of masons . This is seen from the well-known sign 'wW which served as the mark of John Greininger ,
Architect of Strasburgh in 1525 , at which date the Corporation still existed in all its rigour in that city . " The brotherhood of Strasburgh became famous throughout Germany . All other Lodges acknowledged their superiority , ancl it received in consequence the title of Haupte Hiitte , or Grancl Lodge . The Lodges which thus united with her were those of Suabia , Hesse , Bavaria , Franconia , Saxony , Thuringia , and the countries bordering on the Moselle . The different masters of these lodges assembled at Ratisbon in 1459 , and
on the 25 th of April drew up the act of confraternity , which established as sole and perpetual Grand Master of the general body of Freemasons of Germany , the head of the Cathedral of Strasburgh . The Emperor Maximilian confirmed this act by the diploma which he gave in this city in 1498 , which Charles the Fifth , Ferdinand , and their successors renewed . Another Grand Lodge , which existed in Vienna , and from which sprung the Lodges of Hungary and Sty ria , as well as the Grand Lodge of Zurich , which had , in allegiance to it all the Lodges of Switzerland , had recourse to the brethren of Strasburgh in all cases of a grave and
doubtful nature . It possessed an independent and sovereign jurisdiction , and judged , without the power of appeal , all causes which were brought before it , according to the rules and statutes of the society . These statutes were revised and printed in 1563 . " Heldmann and Tillier have collected curious details relative to the history of the Masonic corporation in Switzerland during the same period . According to their authority we find it commencing , in 1421 ,
the construction of the Cathedral of Berne , under the superintendence of Matthew Heinz , of Strasburgh , and continuing it successively under Matthew CEsinger , who built the dome of Ulm , and his son Vincent OEsinger . Berne was then the seat ofthe Helvetic Grand Lodge . After the erection of the Cathedral of this city was completed in 1502 , the Grand Lodge was transferred to Zurich . In 1522 , the brotherhood having mixed itself up with matters unconnected with the art of
building , the Grand Master , Stephen Riilzislorfer , of Zurich , was summoned in consequence before the Diet ; and , as he did not appear to defend himself , the system was suppressed throughout the whole Helvetic Cnnfedpratinn .
" I here are hardly any documents left which speak of the Corporation of Architects in France . However , it is easy to find in the greater part of the churches of the country numerous traces of their existence ; and the history of England states that , on various occasions previously to the eleventh century , many of them were invited to that country to co-operate in the construction of churches , castles , and fortifications . According to a German writer well versed in the history of the brotherhood of architecture , these societies had very much increased in France , and were in existence up to the sixteenth century . At this period , and