THE SALON OF THE ROSE-CROSS

VIII

The Salon of the Rose + Cross admits all forms of draftsmanship, from simple lead pencil to cartoons for frescoes and stained glass.

IX

Architecture; this art being dead since 1789, only restorations or projects for fairy-tale palaces will be accepted The year 1789 marks the beginning of the French Revolution, which the author views as the destruction of the sacred and traditional order of art..

X

The theocratic divinely ruled character of the Order of the R + C in no way binds the artists, and their individuality remains outside the character of the Order.

They are merely Guests, and consequently not at all bound to the Order from a doctrinal point of view.

XI

An artist who produces a work conforming to the program of the R + C will be accepted, even if their previous work was different and realistic. The Order judges only what is presented to it and not the evolution of a talent.

XII

The artist who, living abroad, wishes to exhibit at the R + C, must send a photograph, based upon