This short video was presented to the the Qld Royal Arch Study Circle on the evening of 25 August 2020. Thanks to the 50 companions who attended and to GSE Mervyn Gray for affording me the opportunity to do so.
Month: August 2020
New Video – The Legend of the True Cross
The Legend of the True Cross is a sequence of frescoes painted by Piero della Francesca in the Basilica of San Francesco in Arezzo. It is his largest work, and generally considered one of his finest, and an early Renaissance masterpiece. Its theme, derived from the popular 13th century book on the lives of saints…
New Video – An Allegory of Freemasonry
An ‘Allegory of Freemasonry’ is a picture by John Harris, which was used by the Reverend George Oliver as the Frontispiece of his 1846 work “The Historical Landmarks and Other Evidences of Freemasonry Explained”. This short video takes a close look at this illustration, using the original description and explanation given by Reverend Oliver in…
Pythagoras – Part 2
This is the second in a seven-part series of videos examining the relationship between Pythagoras, Pythagoreanism and Freemasonry. In this episode I outline the historical evidence for Pythagoras, or lack thereof. Details of the full series can be found in Pythagoras Part 1 – Introduction.
From the Quarries 