An Interpretation of Our Masonic Symbols - J S M Ward

This book is an attempt to interpret the meaning of those dumb, silent emblems that lie around us in the Lodge. I shall concentrate my attention of such objects as the Ashlars, the officers' jewels, and so forth. The purpose of this works is to give a scientific explanation of the meaning of these symbols, based on the recognized laws of symbology and on the age-old interpretation of them. Contents: The Square Master's Squares or Levels; Level and Plum-rule; The Collar; Other Officers' Emblems; Square and Compasses; Point Within a Circle; Pentacle and the Letter "G"; Apron; Altar; Tau and Latin Cross; Three Ashlars: Rough, Perfect, and Perpend; Columns of Master, S.W., and J.W.; Carpet and its Tassels; Emblems of Mortality; Lodge; Consecration of a Lodge.