‎FRANC-MACONNERIE / ANDERSON, James (ca 1678-1739)‎
‎The Constitutions of the Free-masons. Containing the history, charges, regulations, &c. of that most ancient and right worshipful Fraternity. For the use of the Lodges.‎

‎ 5723 London, printed by William Hunter, for John Senex at the Globe, and John Hooke at the Flower-de-luce over-against St. Dunstans hruch, in Fleet-street. In the year of Masonry 5723. Anno domini 1723. Un volume in-4° (175x227 mm) de [8]+91+[1] pages, orné dun frontispice allégorique gravé par John Pine, Aldergate Street à Londres (lauteur offrant son ouvrage au grand-maître de lordre) et dun bandeau gravé in-texte aux grandes armes du grand maître le duc de Montagu. Reliure moderne en plein parchemin ancien, étiquette de titre en maroquin rouge sur le plat supérieur, dos lisse muet. Exemplaire en parfait état mais court de marges. Contenu: Dédicace de louvrage au duc de Montagu, grand-maître de lordre, par son adjoint J. T. Desaguliers (pages [5-8]); «Constitution, etc», i.e. histoire de lordre (pages 1-48); «The charges of a Free-mason», en six articles, soit: I «Of God and religion», II «Of the Civil magistrate supreme and subordinate», III «Of Lodges», IV«Of Masters, wardens, fellows, and apprentices», V «Of the Management of the craft in working», VI «Of Behaviour, viz. 1) In the Lodge, 2) After the Lodge is over and the Brethren not gone , 3) When Brethren meet without strangers, but not in a Lodge, 4) In presence of strangers not Masons, 5) At home and in the neighbourhood, 6) Towards a strange Brother» (pages 49-57); «General Regulations compiled first by Mr. George Payne, anno 1720, [] and now by the command of our said [] Grand-Master Montagu», en 39 articles traitant de lorganisation interne de lordre (pages 58-70); «Postscript. Here follows the manner of constituting a new Lodge, as practis d by his Grace the Duke of Wharton [], according to the ancient usages of Masons» (pages 71-72); «Approbation» de louvrage par tous les dignitaires, maçons, parmi lesquels on remarque, sous le no XVII de la liste celui de «James Anderson A. M., master. The author of this book» (pages 73-74); «The Masters song: or, the history of Masonry, By the author», en 5 parties(pages 75-79); «The Wardens song: or, an another history of Masonry. Composd [] by the author» (pages 80-82); «The Fellow-craft song, by our Brother Charles Delafaye Esq []» (page 83); «The Enterd Prentices song. By our late Brother Mr. Matthew Birkhead []» (page 84); «On verse of the third part of the Masters Song, with the chorus, set to music, by a Brother», 6 pages de musique (pages 85-90); Achevé dimprimer: «London, this 17th day of January, 1722/3. At the Quaterly Communication, this book which was undertaken at the command of His Grace the Duke of Montagu, our late Grand Master, having been regularly approved in manuscript by the Grand Lodge, was this day produced here in print, and approved by the Society: wherefore we do hereby order the fame to be published, and recommend it for the use of the Lodges» (page 91); Catalogue des libraires Senex et Hooke (1 page non chiffrée).Lancienne garde finale conservée porte une table des matières manuscrite dune écriture du temps parfaitement lisible. ‎

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‎RARISSIME EDITION ORIGINALE du texte fondateur de la maçonnerie spéculative moderne, rédigé en 1721-1722 par James Anderson (ca 1678-1739) - peut-être avec le concours de John Theophilus Desaguliers (1683-1744), mais la chose est aujourdhui contestée - à linitiative de John, 2eme duc de Montagu (1690-1749), grand-maître de la Grande Loge de Londres et de Westminster, afin de réguler des pratiques traditionnelles mais mal fixées. Au-delà la loge de Londres et des loges anglaises et écossaises, cet ouvrage servit de cadre de référence à toute la maçonnerie européenne et constitue à ce titre un DOCUMENT HISTORIQUE MAJEUR. ‎

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