The Symbolism of Freemasonry IndexThe Symbolism of Freemasonry by Albert G. Mackey [1882] Title Page and Front Matter Preface Contents I. Preliminary. The Origin and Progress of Freemasonry II. The Noachidæ III. The Primitive Freemasonry of Antiquity IV. The Spurious Freemasonry of Antiquity V. The Ancient Mysteries VI. The Dionysiac Artificers VII. The Union of Speculative and Operative Masonry at the Temple of Solomon VIII. The Travelling Freemasons of the Middle Ages IX. Disseverance of the Operative Element X. The System of Symbolic Instuction XI. The Speculative Science and the Operative Art XII. The Symbolism of Solomon's Temple XIII. The Form of the Lodge XIV. The Officers of a Lodge XV. The Point Within a Circle XVI. The Covering of the Lodge XVII. Ritualistic Symbolism XVIII. The Rite of Discalceation XIX. The Rite of Investiture XX. The Symbolism of the Gloves XXI. The Rite of Circumambulation XXII. The Rite of Intrusting, and the Symbolism of Light XXIII. Symbolism of the Corner-Stone XXIV. The Ineffable Name XXV. The Legends of Freemasonry XXVI. The Legend of the Winding Stairs XXVII. The Legend of the Third Degree XXVIII. The Sprig of Acacia XXIX. The Symbolism of Labor XXX. The Stone of Foundation XXXI. The Lost Word Synoptical Index A-E F-M N-Z Footnotes