Knights at the Bookshelf By Sir Knight Philip G. Buchholz, PGC
The Badge of A Freemason; Masonic Aprons from the Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library, Aimee E. Newell, Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library, Lexington Massachusetts, 2015.
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he author, Aimee E. Newell, is a museum curator with outstanding credentials. In this work she has assembled an interesting documentation of the Masonic apron collection at the Scottish Rite Museum and Library located in Lexington, Massachusetts. The photography is outstanding in this chronologically organized publication. Extensive research has been completed and documented on this collection, including some interpretation of the symbolism illustrated on many of the aprons and other Masonic artifacts in the collection. This book documents the trend and progress of individually produced special presentation and award aprons from the mid-seventeen hundreds to the mid-nineteen hundreds. This is an outstanding publication for those interested in the examination of historical Masonic artifacts, especially Masonic aprons, in the United States. As when visiting a museum, this book takes time and revisiting to fully enjoy. This book, like a visit to a museum, must be experienced; simply reading is not sufficient.
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