The Grand Lodge of Scotland is pleased to announce that it has secured a limited supply of the much acclaimed and sought after book by Professor James Stevens Curl. The few copies available will be sold on first come first served basis.

This ground breaking book (which won the coveted Sir Banister Fletcher Award for Best Book of the Year) outlines Freemasonry's influence on modern American and European aesthetics. It has been recognised as one of the most important and original contributions towards a greater understanding of Western art, and will be invaluable to architectural and art historians, and to anyone interested in the complex esoteric ideas and iconographies that evolved during the Enlightenment.

Freemasonic influences in art and architecture reached their peak in the often strange and disturbing Neoclassical architecture of the eighteenth century, involving concepts such as mnemonics, death, journeys, trials and decent into the depths. This book explores these, and shows how Freemasonic ideas have permeated the design of parks, gardens and cemeteries, as well as other art forms, from literature to the performing arts. For example, Mozart’s Magic Flute is full of Freemasonic elements in everything from the music to the stage-sets, many of which are reproduced here. The many exceptional illustrations are accompanied by detailed, informative captions and the Glossary clearly explains the complex ideas and iconography of Freemasonry. The extensive Bibliography contains an enormous amount of material for further study.

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