The General Ahiman Rezon

The best-known guide to the three symbolic degrees of the York Rite, plus Mark Master, Past Master, Most Excellent Master and the Royal Arch. Every ceremony is given word by word, with notes and engravings.

Malcolm C. Duncan

A famous 1820s exposure of English Masonic ritual, covering the three Craft degrees, the Royal Arch, the Knights Templar and many higher degrees. Carlile adds his own commentary on where the ceremonies come from.

Richard Carlile

The monitor that shaped American lodge work, here in the 1865 edition with the first three degrees, the funeral service and other public ceremonies. Includes the forms a lodge needs for petitions and records.

Thomas Smith Webb

A short guide to the third degree, from the opening and the symbolical journeys to the legend and the tracing board. Ward explains what each part of the ceremony means.

J. S. M. Ward