Anderson’s Constitutions of 1723

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Anderson’s Constitutions of 1723 is an early foundational text of modern Freemasonry that codified its principles, history, and organizational rules.

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instanceOf Masonic constitution ⓘ
book ⓘ
foundational Masonic text ⓘ
alternativeName Anderson’s Constitutions ⓘ
The Constitutions of the Free-Masons (1723) ⓘ
approvedBy Grand Lodge of London and Westminster ⓘ
associatedWith Premier Grand Lodge of England ⓘ
United Grand Lodge of England ⓘ
basisFor many later lodge constitutions worldwide ⓘ
codified transition from operative to speculative Freemasonry ⓘ
commissionedBy Premier Grand Lodge of England ⓘ
commissionedDate circa 1721 ⓘ
containsSection Masonic songs ⓘ
charges of a Free-Mason ⓘ
general regulations ⓘ
history of Freemasonry ⓘ
countryOfPublication Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
defines basic principles of modern Freemasonry ⓘ
obligations of Freemasons ⓘ
organizational structure of lodges ⓘ
relationship between lodges and Grand Lodge ⓘ
emphasizes loyalty to civil government ⓘ
moral conduct of members ⓘ
religious tolerance among Freemasons ⓘ
fullTitle The Constitutions of the Free-Masons ⓘ
genre fraternal organization manual ⓘ
legal code ⓘ
hasAuthor James Anderson ⓘ
hasContributor John Theophilus Desaguliers ⓘ
linked to: John Desaguliers
hasEdition 1738 revised edition ⓘ
hasFrontispiece engraving depicting Masonic symbols ⓘ
historicalPeriod early 18th century ⓘ
influenced American Masonic constitutions ⓘ
Grand Lodge of Ireland constitutions ⓘ
Grand Lodge of Scotland constitutions ⓘ
development of modern speculative Freemasonry ⓘ
later Masonic constitutions ⓘ
isConsidered foundational document of modern Freemasonry ⓘ
language English ⓘ
placeOfPublication London ⓘ
linked to: London, England
printedFormat quarto ⓘ
publicationYear 1723 ⓘ
publisher William Hunter ⓘ
revisedBy James Anderson ⓘ
subject Freemasonry ⓘ
linked to: Freemasons

Masonic history ⓘ
Masonic law ⓘ
Masonic regulations ⓘ
usedAs official rulebook of the Premier Grand Lodge of England ⓘ

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