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Object 9: A Masonic periodical published in Vienna in the 1780s

A History of Mozart in a Dozen Objects by BBC

Jan 10, 201110:21Society & Culture

In this episode Cliff Eisen explores Mozart's Masonic links in Vienna, and the relationship between the Masons and Emperor Joseph II. The object, a Masonic Journal from the 1780s, gives clues about some of the pieces wit...

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