Masonic manuscripts Essays

  • So Mote It Be Meaning

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    Canterbury Tales throughout, the prologue being the first; “The wordes mote be cousin to the deed”. Saying So Mote It Be at the end of a working is similar to saying amen at the end of a prayer. So Mote It Be appears in the Halliwell or Regius Manuscript from the first half of the 15th century, the earliest document for the English Masons. James Orchard Halliwell published "A Poem on the Constitutions of Masonry" from the original document in the King’s Library of the British Museum in 1840, which

  • Laocoon: A Strong Tragic Hero

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    save them they attack and kill him (Lee 37). The snakes then return to the citadel of Minerva for safety. A famous depiction of this scene can be found in the illuminated manuscript Vergilius Vaticanus. This illuminated manuscript was done sometime around the 5th century (Wright 91). It was similar to many illuminated manuscripts of the time in that the scribe wrote out the poem, and left designated space for the artist to depict an image that relates to that part of the poem(Wright **). While it

  • Manuscripts Are Illuminated Manuscripts During The Medieval Era

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    Illuminated manuscripts are writings created during the medieval era to spread the word of the gospel by monks. Even though Christians often used these manuscripts, other religions used them as well. While the artists’ style, coloring, and lettering make up the finest of illuminated manuscripts. Such artists, who were mainly monks, were not named until the rise of revivals that were passed the start of the movement. Embellishments and decorative works using gemstones, inks from plant life as well

  • Lord Of The Flies And The Withered Arm Comparison

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    I have chosen “The Lord of the Flies” and “The Withered Arm” because they are similar even though they were written in different time periods. Lord of the Flies was written in the 20th century and the Withered arm was written in the 19th century. Lord of the flies by William Golding The title signifies Death, devil (Beelzebub).The Withered arm by Thomas Hardy The title signifies decay or decline. Settings:The withered arm is set in the 19th century on a farm. This is in Anglebury .The story starts

  • Chansonnier De L Arsenal, Manuscript Analysis

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    With special interest in medieval French secular repertory, this paper analyzes a page of manuscript selected from the manuscript Paris, Bibliothèque de l’Arsenal, Manuscript 5198, (Trouvère V, or Chansonnier de l'Arsenal). The manuscript was made for the royal family of Navarre around sometime between 1301 and 1325. This manuscript has a physical dimension of 312x220mm, and a total of 420 pages bound in green leather with gold gilded letters . Each parchment has two columns of contents with text

  • Medieval Manuscripts

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    A manuscript is a book that is written and produced by hand. Considering that the medieval period manuscripts were handmade, each book that was made was unique with their own story to tell. Manuscripts were illuminated with lavish decorations such as, gold and silver. Illuminated manuscripts varied in type and quality. The decorated first initial of the text written was either made larger, written in different colored inks, or intricately designed. Along with the text, there would be illustrations

  • The Book of Kells by R.A. Macavoy

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    Kells by R.A. Macavoy The Book of Kells is an illuminated manuscript from the eighth century. It is currently located at Trinity College in Dublin, Ireland. The images and icons in this book of gospels are Christian; however, the style of the work is pre-Christian in origin. Since the illustrations show both Irish and Germanic influences, they are referred to as Hiberno-Saxon art. The Book of Kells is called an insular manuscript, because its script is in a style known as “Insular majuscule

  • Innovation During the Middle Ages

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    analyzed in this paper is an illuminated manuscript page (fig 1) and an ivory diptych (fig 2). There are several similarities, as well as differences throughout the works. I will describe each piece then continue to compare and contrast them, this will work to facilitate a greater understanding of the Middle Ages through works of art. The illuminated manuscript page (fig 1) was a popular art form throughout the Middle Ages. Illuminated manuscripts, ornamented manuscript pages executed on an animal skin

  • Bayeux Tapestry Analysis

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    For generations, many have studied the beautiful works that inspired art from early Christian art to Romanesque to Gothic art. Some of the most notable styles of medieval art include works from Anglo-Saxon art and Byzantine Art among many others. These periods are known for vivid colors and breath taking mosaics and tapestries that are still frequently admired today. One of most iconic pieces of Angelo-Saxon would be the Bayeux Tapestry. Mosaic was also a widely-practiced form and the most defining

  • Importance Of Books Of Hours

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    Devotion explains, “When grasped in the hand it is almost worn, rather than carried, as if it were a jewel or an article of clothing. Familiarity with its pages is like the knowledge of the parts of one's body, particularly the hand, in which the manuscript becomes an extension of the person and her feelings, and is recognized and read as if reading one's own palm.” Reading a book of hours was completely different than reading a book of the modern times. Looking at pictures and studying the... .

  • Chi Rho Page Symbolism

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    The Book of Kells is a beautifully illuminated Celtic Bible made in the ninth century (“The Old Library and the Book of Kells Exhibition”) that was shamefully omitted from the e-book edition of Art: A Brief History, 5th Edition (Stokstad and Cothren 232) The Chi Rho Page, or the cover page of the Book of Matthew, is arguably the most famous of all the pagess. It is so named because of the central figure of the page. The Chi Rho symbol, derived from the first two letters of “Christ” in the Greek alphabet

  • The Voynich Manuscript

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    Have you heard of the Voynich Manuscript? The Voynich manuscript is a secret code containing six sections and has a long history background. Also, surprisingly the manuscript has not been decoded. Many people have tried to decode it, and people have come up with many theories for its meaning. However, some other people have theories that the manuscript is a hoax. This ancient manuscript is a very fascinating and complexing thing. The Voynich Manuscript’s overall content include six section. The six

  • De Brailes Hours Comparison

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    The De Brailes Hours, a manuscript designed and illuminated by William de Brailes and his workshop at Oxford in the year of 1240, was the first book of hours in the history of manuscripts. Caught in the boom of commercial book trade, in the mid-thirteenth century every artist could have the texts and images of the book selected by its buyer. Specially planned and customized for its patron—a laywoman named Susanna—and her devotional days, the De Brailes Hours’ format, content, and illustrations provided

  • Marx Theory Of Alienation Essay

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    Karl Marx’s Theory of Alienation, which originated in an unpublished analysis written by Marx in 1844 and known as the Economic and Philosophical Manuscripts of 1844 was the earliest work that illustrated his Theory of Alienation. Marx’s Theory of Alienation was a commentary that stated individuals are destined to become divorced from themselves and others in society when operating under the conditions brought about by capitalism and its emphasis on industrial production. The synopsis of Marx’s

  • Religious revolutionaries

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    was placed upon the individual and self-reliance, by means of spirituality, was becoming more the common place. A type of individual freedom took place which ... ... middle of paper ... ...rmed a Masonic cornerstone laying rite upon the United States Capital dressed in white gloves and a Masonic apron. Overall, when looking at the American Revolution and the actors who played a role in its creation, it is plain to see that religion had an impact and influential stance in the founding of the nation

  • Summary Of The Destruction Of Jewish Libraries In Cracow During World War II

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    library or archive, of the Jewish pre-war population of Cracow. “Almost every Jewish organization…had its own library” (148). In addition to “commercial lending libraries” Jewish collections could be found in Synagogues, which housed many rare manuscripts and other religious collections, political reading rooms, and Jewish schools, which included a variety of books and materials in their collections (149 and 150). The emphasis on preserving their knowledge, history, and the written word is apparent

  • The Requiem In The Ill Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

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    The Requiem was composed in the fall of 1791 by a very ill Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. “The word Requiem is from the Latin verb to rest and the R.I.P. inscription associated with tombstones is Requisiecat in Pace or May He (She/They) Rest in Peace. The derivation is from the Latin Mass for the Dead of the Roman Catholic Church, the “Missa pro Defunctis” which evolved from the early days of Christianity.” The Requiem is a composition that is a Mass for the Dead, and the parts of the Requiem are generally

  • Mary's Lamb By Jah Hale Analysis

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    Author, Editor and Champion of Women’s Education Sarah Josepha Hale (1788-1879) was America’s first woman editor and the author of many novels and poems, publishing nearly fifty volumes of work in her lifetime. President Abraham Lincoln declared Thanksgiving a national holiday in 1864 after Hale had spent 40 years campaigning for a national day of thanks. An early activist for women’s education and property rights and editor of the 19th century’s most successful woman’s magazine (Godey’s) – these