Mazes and Labyrinths Their History and Development
by Matthews, W. H.Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2011-11-02
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Summary
History, explanation, mythical use, religious aspects, surviving specimens, modern puzzles, design of mazes, principles of solution. Richly informative. 151 illus.
Table of Contents
CHAPTER I
INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER II
THE EGYPTIAN LABYRINTH
CHAPTER III
THE EGYPTIAN LABYRINTH (continued)
CHAPTER IV
THE CRETAN LABYRINTH
CHAPTER V
THE CRETAN LABYRINTH (continued)
CHAPTER VI
THE CRETAN LABYRINTH (continued)
CHAPTER VII
THE ETRUSCAN OR ITALIAN LABYRINTH
CHAPTER VIII
THE LABYRINTH IN ANCIENT ART
CHAPTER IX
CHURCH LABYRINTHS
CHAPTER X
TURF LABYRINTHS
CHAPTER XI
TURF LABYRINTHS (continued)
CHAPTER XII
THE ORIGIN OF TURF MAZES
CHAPTER XIII
THE FLORAL LABYRINTH AND THE DWARF-SHRUB MAZE
CHAPTER XIV
THE TOPIARY LABYRINTH, OR HEDGE MAZE
CHAPTER XV
THE TOPIARY LABYRINTH, OR HEDGE MAZE (continued)
CHAPTER XVI
THE TOPIARY LABYRINTH, OR HEDGE MAZE (continued)
CHAPTER XVII
STONE LABYRINTHS AND ROCK ENGRAVINGS
CHAPTER XVIII
THE DANCE OR GAME OF TROY
CHAPTER XIX
THE BOWER OF " FAIR ROSAMOND"
CHAPTER XX
MAZE ETYMOLOGY
CHAPTER XXI
LABYRINTH DESIGN AND THE SOLUTION OF MAZES
CHAPTER XXII
THE LABYRINTH IN LITERATURE
CHAPTER XXIII
MISCELLANEA AND CONCLUSION
BIBLIOGRAPHICAL APPENDIX
INDEX
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