Mazes and Labyrinths: A General Account of Their History and Development

by W. H. Matthews

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Contents

1. Preface
2. Chapter I. Introduction
3. Chapter II. The Egyptian Labyrinth (i) Accounts of the Ancient Writers
4. Chapter III. The Egyptian Labyrinth ( continued ) (ii) Accounts of Later Explorers
5. Chapter IV. The Cretan Labyrinth (i) The Story of Theseus and the Minotaur
6. Chapter V the Cretan Labyrinth ( continued ) (ii) The Caverns of Gortyna
7. Chapter VI. The Cretan Labyrinth ( continued ) (iii) Knossos
8. Chapter VII. The Etruscan or Italian Labyrinth
9. Chapter VIII. The Labyrinth in Ancient Art
10. Chapter IX. Church Labyrinths
11. Chapter X. Turf Labyrinths
12. Chapter XI. Turf Labyrinths ( continued )
13. Chapter XII. The Origin of Turf Mazes
14. Chapter XIII. The Floral Labyrinth and the Dwarf-Shrub Maze
15. Chapter XIV. The Topiary Labyrinth, or Hedge Maze
16. Chapter XV. The Topiary Labyrinth, or Hedge Maze ( continued )
17. Chapter XVI. The Topiary Labyrinth, or Hedge Maze ( continued ) Latter-day Developments
18. Chapter XVII. Stone Labyrinths and Rock Engravings
19. Chapter XVIII. The Dance or Game of Troy
20. Chapter XIX. The Bower of "Fair Rosamond"
21. Chapter XX. Maze Etymology
22. Chapter XXI. Labyrinth Design and Solution of Mazes
23. Chapter XXII. The Labyrinth in Literature
24. Chapter XXIII. Miscellanea and Conclusion
25. Appendix Bibliography of Mazes and Labyrinths (Together with Names of Persons Who Have Furnished the Writer with First-Hand Information)

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