Contents^
Preface vii
Introduction 1
Part 1: The Origins of Freemasonry from
Ancient Times to the Middle Ages
1 The Ancient Corporations:
Colleges of Builders in Rome 4
2 The Collegia and the Barbarian Invasions 18
3 Ecclesiastical and Monastic Associations 34
4 Secular Brotherhoods:
The Germanic and Anglo-Saxon Guilds 51
5 The Crusades and the Templars 62
6 The Templars, the Francs Metiers, and Freemasonry 81
7 The Templars and the Parisian Builders 102