The Craft and Its Symbols [Hardcover]

Allen Roberts (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover
• Publisher: Macoy Pub & Masonic Supply Co (June 1985)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0880530588
• ISBN-13: 978-0880530583
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #118,373 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #43 in Books > Religion & Spirituality > Other Practices > Freemasonry

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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Possibly the best book written on Masonry for Masons, July 29, 2003

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Joseph Durham (Sardinia, Ohio) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Craft and Its Symbols (Hardcover)

For those that have entered the world of Freemasonry and want to understand more this book should be your guide. Mr Roberts presents a piece of work that will forever be important and remembered within the world of Masonry. If you are not a Mason, this book will give you a wonderful grasp of the fraternity. Every Mason should have a copy of this book as well as the wife or closest relation to that individual. For those that thought the world of Freemasonry was so secret here is a book that will open the world in a new.

Read it not only once, but several times. You'll love it. I know that I did, and I still do. Take it from a man who has read this book more than five times.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent introduction to the craft!, December 26, 2000

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Erik L. Arneson (Medford, OR USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Craft and Its Symbols (Hardcover)

This book was given to me after I received my EA degree, and has been a valuable learning aid through all of the blue lodge degrees. I believe all EAs in the lodges around here are presented with a copy of this book, which gives one an idea of how highly it is looked upon.

Bro. Roberts was an excellent scholar and author and his books will remain an enjoyable staple of Masonry for generations to come.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good refence, kind of dry tho, July 22, 2000

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Robert A. Hans "wyzardd" (Arvada, CO USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Craft and Its Symbols (Hardcover)

This book was given to me after I was raised. One of only two books handed out by the lodge, I finished it that very night.

This book does an excellent job explaining some of those rather obscure symbols that you may have happened across. From the EA thru MM, the high points are covered without giving too much away. I leave this one laying out, hoping for people to ask me.