Lewis Masonic

Lewis Masonic is a British publishing company specialising in works on and for Freemasonry. Originally called "A Lewis", the name was a pseudonym for John Hogg, who was a Scottish Freemason from Edinburgh who was living in London.
The current general manager of Lewis Masonic is Martin Faulks.
Founded in 1801, it is the largest and oldest Masonic publisher in the World. Lewis Masonic is responsible for publishing various books on Freemasonry, esoteric and historical topics however it is most famous for publishing emulation ritual, which is the most widest form of emulation ritual used in the United Kingdom.
Originally the company focused on ritual books, minute books, and other products for use in Lodges. Nowadays, Lewis Masonic is an imprint of Ian Allan Publishing (having been acquired in 1973) and has expanded its publishing to reach a broader audience. Lewis Masonic also publishes The Square, which is England's longest-running Masonic magazine.
The company takes its name from that of a lewis, which in Freemasonry denotes a Freemason brought into the fraternity by his father; it also alludes to the lifting appliance of the same name which is an item most useful for both operative masons and speculative Masons. Lewis Masonic was named after these "lewises" because it was created to support Freemasonry as the other lewises support others, both actual and philosophical.

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