A lexicon of freemasonry: containing a definition of all its communicable terms, notices of its history, traditions, and antiquities, and an account of all the rites and mysteries of the ancient world
A lexicon of freemasonry by Albert Gallatin Mackey, published in Philadelphia in 1872, is a reference dictionary defining the communicable terms, history and rites of Masonic practice for members and students of the fraternity. Its pictures are small black-and-white engravings: a circular seal with the motto Palma non sine pulvere per vias rectas, a draped altar holding an open book with compasses and square, and an oval engraved portrait of a bearded man in a dark coat and bow tie, offering a designer ornate seal lettering, ruled line-shading, and formal period portraiture.
