Companion's mark

		Quote:			Posted by mikeK
	thats fine luke,all I said was that they are stone masons markings,of which they are my friend,every stone had a marking,when they rebuilt the fraunkirch in dresden,thease markings where a great help,in the reconstruction of this wonderful church,

Hi MikeK

No problem, affair is closed and I noted well your point of view. Not easy to be always on the wavelength when it is necessary to translate.
Best regards
Luc


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Thank themason you for your interesting information about the companionship and recognition of signs of masons. Your English is very understanding. If you have additional information or copies of other signs engraved on stone in Germany, do not hesitate to show them.

Yours sincerely

Luke

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I have found some examples for signs. In the first pictuer are examples for signs during the time, beginning in the ancient aegytian/greek period and ending with marks used by master masons (last line). The second pic shows you some examples of the keys in the gothic period (example signs on the first pic No.66 - following). Each lodge of craftsman had their own key and when a fellow of the craft traveld from one cathedral to the other he showed his sign and the master tried whetehr it fits one of the keys. If it fits he knew from what lodge the fellow had his knowledge.

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Hello All

This has been a very interesting subject for me and an education on Mason marks relating from the medieval period onwards. It has become more easy to see how people could mistake these marks as treasure symbols.

Hardluck 

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THE GRAFFITI

It is possible to find graffiti on all surfaces that can be engraved with a hard point (stone, wood, plaster ...).
Their existence depends on the nature of the materials used in construction and will be absent or thin on support too soft.

In a monument, they can be grouped to where the stone is easiest to burn.

In a castle, graffiti is usually found in greater numbers in places where they passed frequently, such as hallways, stairways, parapets, and those where it was stationed as guards rooms , the dungeons, the house (doors, windows, fireplace).
In a religious building, it can be found on the pillars of the nave, the walls of the aisles, doors, siding and exterior wall, easily accessible.
In principle, the graffiti found at the height of a man, standing, sitting or lying, by cons, lapidary signs (marks will try ...) can be anywhere on the monument. By day, it should preferably operate exploration when the sun shines obliquely support graffiti, emphasizing the relief. You can get a much better effect at night or inside a dimly lit monument, walking around a lamp of graffiti, to get different perspectives, in raking light.
In a castle, graffiti is usually found in greater numbers in places where they passed frequently, such as hallways, stairways, parapets, and those where it was stationed as guards rooms , the dungeons, the house (doors, windows, fireplace).
In a religious building, it can be found on the pillars of the nave, the walls of the aisles, doors, siding and exterior wall, easily accessible.
In principle, the graffiti found at the height of a man, standing, sitting or lying, by cons, lapidary signs (marks will try ...) can be anywhere on the monument. By day, it should preferably operate exploration when the sun shines obliquely support graffiti, emphasizing the relief. You can get a much better effect at night or inside a dimly lit monument, walking around a lamp of graffiti, to get different perspectives, in raking light.

Luc


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