History of the Grand Orient of Italy

The initiative to write this volume is derived from the intention to fill a bibliographic gap: a publication in English that fully depicts the history of Italian masonry. To this end, it offers to bridge this gap, and contribute to expanding the Anglo-Saxon audience on the history of a major Obedience in Italy: the Grand Orient of Italy. This opera combines the knowledge of young Italian scholars that attended the first workshop organised by the Historical Research Centre on Freemasonry in Turin in 2017, who were willing to share their ideas and proficiency on masonic issues. The volume consists of eight chapters, starting with an introduction on the eighteenth century Italy, and the penetration of Freemasonry in the peninsula.