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A numerical interpretation of Cosmic law and the law of human nature, sanctifying the society that possessed it, and regulating its institutions in accordance with the laws of nature. Once a standard in music and other arts, its knowledge was preserved in the tradition of masonic and craft guilds.

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  • Hardcover: 424 pages
  • Publisher: Weiser Books; Subsequent edition (November 1999)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0877289239
  • ISBN-13: 978-0877289234
  • Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.8 x 1.4 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,264,798 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Pioneering Work on Sacred Geometry, April 29, 2001
This is a remarkable work by a learned masonic antiquarian. Although he was ridiculed by many of his contemporaries for writing this book, it has attracted much posthumous interest throughout the years since its original publication. It contains much information concerning the geometric and arithmetical properties and proportions of architecture, mythological symbols, ancient rituals, amd Divine Names. The thesis of the author consists in the proposition that sacred art, architecture, and literature is based upon a mathematical "canon law" that determines its proportions and manifestations according to traditional forms that have been passed down secretly through the ages. Stirling's perspective limits the origin of these principles to the notion of a historical and horizontal continuity and transmission throughout various civilizations beginning with the Egyptian and continuing on to Greek, Hebrew, and Christian. This does not take into consideration the distinctive forms present in each tradition, each having their origin within the vertical transmission of the unique revelation that constitutes its eruption into the field of time. Nevertheless, it will be of much interest to students of ancient knowledge in general and Freemasons inquiring into the mysteries of Geometry in particular.
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