Los Masones = The Masons

In this engaging and enlightening history of Freemasonry, Jasper Ridley goes back to medieval times and the corporations of the cathedral builders, who, jealous of secrecy of the building of such monuments, met in lodges where master masons (French maon means "bricklayer") discussed its working methods. Ridley evokes the formation of the Grand Lodge in London, when the "speculative masonry" writes the rules of the association and define the process of electing a Grand Master, describes the role played by Freemasonry in the French revolution and state formation U.S. and traces its expansion in Russia and Latin America to our days.This is a pleasant and well-documented work that sheds new light on a fascinating brotherhood.