Especially in early Freemasonry the Trinity was a common element. Seldom have I seen it displayed, but here we have an image from the French Mutus Liber Latomorum from 1765 (more here).
Mutus Liber Latomorum (1765)
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Hand with Sword coming from a Cloud
Similar to the hand with a dagger, you also frequently find a hand with a sword. This particular one is from the French book Mutus Liber Latomorum and has the peculiarity that it appears to be sticking the king’s head in the nose.
Mutus Liber Latomorum (1765)
Tower
This image comes from the French book Liber Mutus Latomorum which seems to contain historical degrees. This tower has no ladder and neither appears to be the tower of Babel.
Les Plus Secret Mysteres (1820) speaks of: “The Tower where the murderers of Hiram are locked up”. Judging the three guys above, this might well be the explanation of the image above as well.
More about the book here.
Mutus Liber Latomorum (1765)
Water Dragon
The image below comes from the French book Liber Mutus Latomorum. The book appears to contain early degrees (proto AASR?). The severed head reminds of the revenge degrees of the Scottish Rite, but what is that water sprouting dragon doing there?
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Wolf head Dagger
In the fascinating, French publication, supposedly originally from 1765, called Mutus Liber Latomorum we find about 30 beautiful colour plates with often uncommon Masonic symbols. There is a suggestion that they refer to historical (proto Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite?) degrees. The image above comes from a page with what seem to be (officers) jewels, see below.
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G on many Triangles
In the fascinating, French publication, supposedly originally from 1765, called Mutus Liber Latomorum we find about 30 beautiful colour plates with often uncommon Masonic symbols. There is a suggestion that they refer to historical (proto Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite?) degrees. The image above comes from a page with what seem to be (officers) jewels, see below.
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Mountain
In the fascinating, French publication, supposedly originally from 1765, called Mutus Liber Latomorum we find about 30 beautiful colour plates with often uncommon Masonic symbols. There is a suggestion that they refer to historical (proto Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite?) degrees.
Here we have one section of a plate (see below). Do the first two rows show emblems of officers? The third row general Masonic symbols (perhaps referring to the first three degrees)? And the bottom row? If the image on the bottom right is the Master’s drawing board does the mountain refer to the second degree and the mountain to the first? Do all images refer to different degrees?
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Unknown
In the fascinating, French publication, supposedly originally from 1765, called Mutus Liber Latomorum we find about 30 beautiful colour plates with often uncommon Masonic symbols. There is a suggestion that they refer to historical (proto Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite?) degrees.
Here we have one section of a plate (see below). Do the first two rows show emblems of officers? The third row general Masonic symbols (perhaps referring to the first three degrees)? And the bottom row? If the image on the bottom right is the Master’s drawing board does the thing in the middle refer to the second degree and the mountain to the first? Do all images refer to different degrees?
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Bleeding Dagger
In the fascinating, French publication, supposedly originally from 1765, called Mutus Liber Latomorum we find about 30 beautiful colour plates with often uncommon Masonic symbols. There is a suggestion that they refer to historical (proto Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite?) degrees. The image above is early in the book, so it refers to a low/early degree? Simply the 3rd “craft” degree?
More about the book here.
Mutus Liber Latomorum (1765)
A.I.I.
In the fascinating, French publication, supposedly originally from 1765, called Mutus Liber Latomorum we find about 30 beautiful colour plates with often uncommon Masonic symbols. There is a suggestion that they refer to historical (proto Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite?) degrees. The image above is early in the book, so it refers to a low/early degree?
More about the book here.
Mutus Liber Latomorum (1765)
Bleeding Compasses
In the fascinating, French publication, supposedly originally from 1765, called Mutus Liber Latomorum we find about 30 beautiful colour plates with often uncommon Masonic symbols. There is a suggestion that they refer to historical (proto Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite?) degrees.
More about the book here.
Mutus Liber Latomorum (1765)
Head with Sword
In the fascinating, French publication, supposedly originally from 1765, called Mutus Liber Latomorum we find about 30 beautiful colour plates with often uncommon Masonic symbols. There is a suggestion that they refer to historical (proto Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite?) degrees. The image above is early in the book, so it refers to a low/early degree?
More about the book here.
Mutus Liber Latomorum (1765)
Dog
Below you see “First and second boards of the Elu of the Nine degree, featuring the dog. Boards from the collection of Baron von Löwen.” (1) (In the manuscript itself it says: “Elu de g. Chevalier de C.”) This 9th degree of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite appears to be a merge of the “Little Elu (Petit Élu) and Elu of Perignan (Élu de Pérignan), also called Elu of the Unknown (Élu de l’Inconnu).” It is probably there where the dog came from.
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Elements
Air, Water, Wind, Earth, form elements of some ceremonies.
This image from the French Mutus Liber Latomorum also appears to depict the wind (blowing on the brazen sea?)
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Child
There is a fascinating book called Mutus Liber Latomorum, subtitled Le Livre Muet des Franc-Maçons. I suppose the French ‘the silent book of the Free-Masons’ is supposed to be a translation of the Latin title. The book appears to have been originally published (without a title?) in 1765 and should not be confused with the famous alchemical book Mutus Liber from 1677. It was republished in 1993 by J.C. Bailly and some say that it was him who came up with the tile. The republication supposedly contains: “two symbolic and historical studies: one by Philippe Morbach and the other by Didier Kahn, as well as the illustrations presented here”. These studies are not available on the website or a PDF of the book that I found. The original is in possession of the Grand Orient de France.
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King
First degree of the Strict Observance. My best description of the man(-like) figure is “king”.
Also in the French Mutus Liber Latomorum we find a few kings, such as the one below. Would it be so simple that this is King Solomon?
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Arrow
This arrow appears on an unidentified “American Masonic Symbols” chart of Dabrowski. An arrow pointing downwards is the emblem of Noachite of the 21st degree of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite. I wonder if perhaps this image points in a certain direction?
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Fountain
Dąbrowski has an unidentified “Masonic Symbols”, see below. The image itself says: “Templar Chart” so I suppose these are symbols from Templar degrees.
On the bottom right there appears to be a garden. Is the fountain (?) the symbol of significance here?
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Brazen Sea
A large vessel supported by twelve oxen is called “brazen sea”, “molten sea”, “cast metal sea”. It is mentioned in a few places in the Bible. It is a washing basin for priests. The image can be found on Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite drawing for several degrees.
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Menorah
Dąbrowski has an unidentified “Symbols of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite”, see below. Judging the text in the triangle, it is from France. The Menorah is an attribute in a few degrees of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite.
Les Plus Secret Mysteres (1820) says:
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