THE

MANUAL

OF

XÉFOLIUS. Xéfolius is a pseudonym widely attributed to the Marquis de Chefdebien (1753–1814), a high-ranking French Freemason and member of the "Philalethes," an Enlightenment-era group dedicated to the study of the occult and alchemy.

Whoever you may be, you will find your portion here.

A symmetrical printer's ornament featuring a bouquet of stylized flowers and leaves, tapering downwards.

AT THE GRAND ORIENT. The "Grand Orient" refers to the Grand Orient de France, the main governing body of French Freemasonry. Books from this era often listed the "Grand Orient" as their place of publication to identify them as works intended for a Masonic audience.

1788.

original vocabulary: The Manual of Xéfolius, At the Grand Orient, 1788, freemasonry