Egypt the Cradle of Ancient Masonry: Comprising a History of Egypt With a Comprehensive and Authentic Account of the Antiquity of Masonry Resulting From Many Years of Personal Investigation and Exhaustive Research in India Persia Syria and the Va

Excerpt from Egypt the Cradle of Ancient Masonry: Comprising a History of Egypt With a Comprehensive and Authentic Account of the Antiquity of Masonry Resulting From Many Years of Personal Investigation and Exhaustive Research in India Persia Syria and the Valley of the Nile<br><br>Such was the thought that prompted the author to undertake the preparation of Egypt Me Cradle of Ancient Masonry after first receiving the Light in India and being brought face to face in the Eastern coun tries with convincing evidences of the wonderful knowledge acquired by the ancient people.<br><br>This knowledge even from its first and superficial manifestation commanded both intense surprise and admiration. It led to a determina tion to investigate to the fullest extent the meaning and purport of the numerous hieroglyphic inscriptions symbols and characters found upon the ancient tombs and temples so that the Masonic Fraternity might understand appreciate and apply the teachings of the hierophants and sages of bygone days.<br><br>In writing this work it was deemed expedient to refer to numerous Masonic authorities due acknowledgment and credit being given to each; if however such has been omitted it has been purely an oversight.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases an imperfection in the original such as a blemish or missing page may be replicated in our edition. We do however repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.