Discovering Friendly and Fraternal Societies: Their Badges and Regalia

Victoria Solt Dennis

Bloomsbury USA, Mar 4, 2008 - Social Science - 160 pages

Although often grouped under the misleading umbrella title of 'Masonic', this book describes the history of the vast range of friendly and fraternal societies, their badges and regalia.

About the author

Victoria Solt Dennis took a degree in Medieval Archaeology at University College London and worked for the Council for British Archaeology before concentrating on a career in edical education. Her main research is in the construction and evolution of dress and the ways that people create identities and meaning from it. Since 2000 she has concentrated on researching the material culture of fraternity, using the collectionsof the Library and Museum of Freemasonry as the core of this project.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Discovering Friendly and Fraternal Societies: Their Badges and Regalia; Shire Discovering
• Author: Victoria Solt Dennis
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: Bloomsbury USA, 2008
• ISBN: 0747806284, 9780747806288
• Length: 160 pages
• Subjects: History / General; Social Science / Philanthropy & Charity