During the Middle Ages, European organizations like the Knights Templar maintained extended contact with Islamic mystics, Sufi orders, and Moorish scholars in the Mediterranean. The 19th-century French esoteric writer Gerard Encausse (better known as Papus ) documented how Arab alchemists, Gnostic sects, and the Templars formed an unbroken chain transmitting ancient spiritual wisdom to Western Europe.
Masonry played a vital role in Moorish construction, as it did in many ancient cultures. The Moors developed a unique style of masonry, often referred to as "PDF 19 work," which is characterized by:
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