Brief history of Freemasonry

The famous historian whose works are considered the most authoritative in this area, Robert Gold represents a book that reveals many different aspects of the history of Freemasonry. The study covers a huge period of time, starting with the formation of the first societies of free mason that arose in the Middle Ages, up to the activities of the English great box and further development of movement in the early twentieth century.
The scientist considers the basic theories of the origin of Freemasonry, their aesthetics, which has found expression in art and architecture, concerns in detail the meaning of the symbols used by members of the Brotherhood from ancient times. The book also provides a very complex hierarchy of members of secret societies, the structure of the spread of Freemasonry around the world, descriptions of secret rites, rituals of initiation, samples of oaths and various documents related to the activities of Masons