Mazes and Labyrinths
by W. H. Matthews
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About this eBook
- Author
- Matthews, W. H., 1882-1948
- Title
- Mazes and Labyrinths: A General Account of Their History and Development
- Credits
- Produced by Chris Curnow, Charlie Howard, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net
- Language
- English
- LoC Class
- SB: Agriculture: Plant culture
- Subject
- Maze gardens
- Category
- Text
- eBook-No.
- 46238
- Project Gutenberg
- https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/46238
- Release Date
- July 9, 2014
- Copyright
- Public domain in the USA.
Contents
- 1.MAZES AND LABYRINTHS — PREFACE — CONTENTS — LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS — MAZES AND LABYRINTHS — CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION — CHAPTER II THE EGYPTIAN LABYRINTH (i) Accounts of the Ancient Writers — CHAPTER III THE EGYPTIAN LABYRINTH ( continued ) (ii) Accounts of Later Explorers — CHAPTER IV THE CRETAN LABYRINTH (i) The Story of Theseus and the Minotaur — CHAPTER V THE CRETAN LABYRINTH ( continued ) (ii) The Caverns of Gortyna — CHAPTER VI THE CRETAN LABYRINTH ( continued ) (iii) Knossos — 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 ) Latter-day Developments — 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 SOLUTION OF MAZES — CHAPTER XXII THE LABYRINTH IN LITERATURE — CHAPTER XXIII MISCELLANEA AND CONCLUSION
- 2.APPENDIX BIBLIOGRAPHY OF MAZES AND LABYRINTHS (TOGETHER WITH NAMES OF PERSONS WHO HAVE FURNISHED THE WRITER WITH FIRST-HAND INFORMATION) — I. GENERAL — II. FORM, AND MATHEMATICAL PRINCIPLES — III. THE CLASSIC LABYRINTHS — (i) The Egyptian Labyrinth — (ii) The Cretan Labyrinth — (iii) The Etruscan, Lemnian, etc., Labyrinths. — IV. THE LABYRINTH IN ANCIENT ART — (i) Coins — (ii) Pottery — (iii) Mosaic Pavements, etc. ( See also Church Labyrinths , Appendix V. ) — (iv) Miscellaneous — V. LABYRINTHS IN CHURCHES — (i) General — (ii) Particular Localities — VI. HEDGE MAZES, FLORAL LABYRINTHS, ETC. — (i) Classical References (Roman Topiary Work and Ornamental Gardening) — (ii) Great Britain (General) — (iii) Great Britain (Particular Localities) — (iv) France — (v) Italy — (vi) Holland and Belgium — (vii) Other Countries — VII. TURF LABYRINTHS — (i) General — (ii) Particular Localities — VIII. STONE LABYRINTHS (For Rock Engravings, see "Miscellaneous") — IX. THE LABYRINTH IN NON-EUROPEAN COUNTRIES — (i) American Indians — (ii) India — (iii) Zulus — X. MISCELLANEOUS — INDEX — Transcribers' Notes
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