1857 – Masonic Textbook – Jeremy Cross | Illustrated Freemasonry, Rites & Music

Jeremy Cross’s Masonic Textbook is a rare, mid-19th-century work of illustrated symbols and hieroglyphics important to Freemasonry in America. In addition to being filled with impressive illustrations, this masonic handbook includes lodge rituals, Red-Cross Manual, Templars’ Manual, Knights of Malta, liturgical texts and songs, funeral ceremonies, and provides historical context for the illustrations.

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Masonic Text-Book: Containing the Degrees of Entered Apprentice, Fellow Craft, Master Mason
• Author(s): Jeremy L. Cross
• Publisher: New-York, A.S. Barnes; Cincinnati, H.W. Derby
• Edition: 1857.
• Binding: Full leather, journal-style binding
• Format: (16mo), single volume
• Size:  5 x 3 in (13 x 8 cm)
• Collation: 285 pp
• Illustrations: Illustrated throughout
• Contents Include:
  • Entered Apprentice Degree
  • Fellow Craft Degree
  • Master Mason Degree
  • Red Cross Manual
  • Templars’ Manual
  • Knights of Malta material
  • Funeral ceremonies
  • Masonic songs and liturgical texts
  • Illustrated Masonic symbols and hieroglyphic

Condition:

Good. Full leather journal-style binding. Text block remains tight and secure. Leather shows notable wear and rubbing from use. Interior pages display expected light age toning. Complete with all pages and illustrations.

Why Collect This?

• Important nineteenth-century American Masonic handbook.
• Illustrated throughout with Masonic symbols and hieroglyphics

Item Number: # 50544