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Mason's mark, the Glossary

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A mason's mark is an engraved symbol often found on dressed stone in buildings and other public structures.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 27 relations: Alyscamps, Athenry, Benchmark (surveying), Builder's signature, Canton Viaduct, Fountains Abbey, Freemasonry, Guild, Henry House (Halifax, Nova Scotia), House mark, Jagdschloss Grunewald, James VI and I, Masonry, Merchant's mark, Nidaros Cathedral, Old Cathedral of Coimbra, Order of Mark Master Masons, Porta Nigra, Rock (geology), St Peter's Church, Walpole St Peter, Stonemasonry, Symbol, Trier, Trondheim, Vår Frue Church, William Schaw, Wolfsangel.

  2. Inscriptions
  3. Masonic symbolism
  4. Stonemasonry

Alyscamps

The Alyscamps is a large Roman necropolis, which is a short distance outside the walls of the old town of Arles, France.

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Athenry

Athenry is a town in County Galway, Ireland, which lies east of Galway city.

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Benchmark (surveying)

The term benchmark, bench mark, or survey benchmark originates from the chiseled horizontal marks that surveyors made in stone structures, into which an angle iron could be placed to form a "bench" for a leveling rod, thus ensuring that a leveling rod could be accurately repositioned in the same place in the future.

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Builder's signature

A builder's signature, sometimes known as a craftsman's signature, tradesman's signature, or workman's signature, is a type of signature associated with several skilled trades in which a tradesperson inscribes their name on a structure during or after completion of a project.

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Canton Viaduct

Canton Viaduct is a blind arcade cavity wall in Canton, Massachusetts, built in 1834–35 for the Boston and Providence Railroad.

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Fountains Abbey

Fountains Abbey is one of the largest and best preserved ruined Cistercian monasteries in England.

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Freemasonry

Freemasonry or Masonry refers to fraternal organisations that trace their origins to the local guilds of stonemasons that, from the end of the 14th century, regulated the qualifications of stonemasons and their interaction with authorities and clients.

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Guild

A guild is an association of artisans and merchants who oversee the practice of their craft/trade in a particular territory.

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Henry House (Halifax, Nova Scotia)

Henry House is a two-and-a-half-storey stone house located on Barrington Street in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.

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House mark

A house mark was originally a mark of property, later also used as a family or clan emblem, incised on the facade of a building, on animals, in signet and similar in the farmer and burgher culture of Germany, the Netherlands and the Nordic countries. Mason's mark and house mark are symbols.

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Jagdschloss Grunewald

The Jagdschloss Grunewald, a hunting lodge, is the oldest preserved castle of Berlin, Germany.

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James VI and I

James VI and I (James Charles Stuart; 19 June 1566 – 27 March 1625) was King of Scotland as James VI from 24 July 1567 and King of England and Ireland as James I from the union of the Scottish and English crowns on 24 March 1603 until his death in 1625.

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Masonry

Masonry is the craft of building a structure with brick, stone, or similar material, including mortar plastering which are often laid in, bound, and pasted together by mortar. Mason's mark and Masonry are Stonemasonry.

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Merchant's mark

A merchant's mark is an emblem or device adopted by a merchant, and placed on goods or products sold by him in order to keep track of them, or as a sign of authentication. Mason's mark and merchant's mark are symbols.

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Nidaros Cathedral

Nidaros Cathedral (Nidarosdomen / Nidaros Domkirke) is a Church of Norway cathedral located in the city of Trondheim in Trøndelag county.

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Old Cathedral of Coimbra

The Old Cathedral of Coimbra (Sé Velha de Coimbra) is a Romanesque Roman Catholic building in Portugal.

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Order of Mark Master Masons

The Order of Mark Master Masons is an appendant order of Freemasonry that exists in some Masonic jurisdictions, and confers the degrees of Mark Mason and Mark Master.

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Porta Nigra

The Porta Nigra (Latin for black gate), referred to by locals as Porta, is a large Roman city gate in Trier, Germany.

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Rock (geology)

In geology, rock (or stone) is any naturally occurring solid mass or aggregate of minerals or mineraloid matter.

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St Peter's Church, Walpole St Peter

St Peter's Church is an active Anglican parish church in Walpole St Peter, Norfolk, England.

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Stonemasonry

Stonemasonry or stonecraft is the creation of buildings, structures, and sculpture using stone as the primary material.

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Symbol

A symbol is a mark, sign, or word that indicates, signifies, or is understood as representing an idea, object, or relationship. Mason's mark and symbol are symbols.

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Trier

Trier (Tréier), formerly and traditionally known in English as Trèves and Triers (see also names in other languages), is a city on the banks of the Moselle in Germany.

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Trondheim

Trondheim (Tråante), historically Kaupangen, Nidaros, and Trondhjem, is a city and municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway.

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Vår Frue Church

Vår Frue Church (Vår Frue kirke / Our Lady's Church) is a medieval parish church of the Church of Norway in Trondheim municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway.

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William Schaw

William Schaw (c. 1550–1602) was Master of Works to James VI of Scotland for building castles and palaces, and is claimed to have been an important figure in the development of Freemasonry in Scotland.

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Wolfsangel

Wolfsangel (translation "wolf's hook") or Crampon is a heraldic charge from mainly Germany and eastern France, which was inspired by medieval European wolf traps that consisted of a Z-shaped metal hook (called the Wolfsangel, or the crampon in French) that was hung by a chain from a crescent-shaped metal bar (called the Wolfsanker, or the hameçon in French). Mason's mark and Wolfsangel are Masonic symbolism.

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See also

Inscriptions

Masonic symbolism

Stonemasonry

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mason's_mark

Also known as Mason mark, Mason's marks, Masons mark.