Mazes and labyrinths; a general account of their history and developments (1922) (14597994709)

Identifier: mazeslabyrinthsg1922matt (find matches)
Title: Mazes and labyrinths; a general account of their history and developments
Year: 1922 (1920s)
Authors: Matthews, William Henry, 1882-
Subjects: Labyrinths
Publisher: London, New York, etc. Longmans, Green
Contributing Library: Boston College Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: Boston Library Consortium Member Libraries



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Fig. 115. Maze Design by Batty Langley. (from New Principles of Gardening, 172 28) Britannica, attributed to London and Wise, and cer-tainly it appears in a book which was issued by them in1706 under the title of The Solitary Gardiner (subse-quently published by Joseph Carpenter as The RetirdGardner), but this work is mainly a translation from anearlier French book, Le Jardinier Solitaire, by LouisLiger of Auxerre, in which also the figure appears.Various other horticultural writers of the period makeuse of the same design. A Labyrinth, says the text, is a Place cut into