The Knights of Pythias complete manual and text-book ..
A fraternal manual for the Knights of Pythias, written by John Van Valkenburg and published in Canton, Ohio, in 1886 as a ritual and instruction text for lodge members. The pictures are small wood-engraved emblems set in triangles and circles, with stars, a sphere, crossed swords, a spear and axe, and laurel borders, which a designer could draw on for heraldic badge or seal motifs.




















































































