Mazes and Labyrinths: A General Account of Their History and DevelopmentMatthews, W. H.
History
Mazes and Labyrinths: A General Account of Their History and Development
Matthews, W. H.
Labyrinths; Maze gardens
CREUZER, G. F. "Abbildungen zu Symbolik und Mythologie der älter.
Volker," 1819, Taf. LV, No. 1 (Salzburg).
CAUMONT, A. DE. "Abécédaire d'Archéologie." 1886 Ed. Vol. III.
(Mosaic at Verdes, Loir-et-Cher.)
ZAHN, W. "Schönsten Ornamente aus Pompeji, etc.," 1828, Vol. II, Taf.
50.
(Mosaic in Casa del Labirinto, Pompeii.)
COMARMOND, A. "Description du Musée Lapidaire de la Ville de Lyons,"
No. 273.
(Inscription relating to a labyrinth.)
GUÉRIN, V. "Voyage Archéologique dans la Régence de Tunis," 1862,
Vol. I, p. 109.
(Mosaic at Susa.)
DOUBLET, G., in _Comptes Rendus de l'Académie des Inscriptions_,
1892, pp. 318-329. (Mosaic at Susa.)
_Révue Archéologique_, 1884, p. 107. (Mosaic at Brindisi.)
CAETANI-LOVATELLI, E. "Miscellanea Archeologia," 1891, and in _Nuova
Antologia_, Vol. XXVIII, 1890.
(General review.)
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XX, No. II, February 9, 1905, pp. 215-19.
(Mosaic at Harpham, Yorks, and mention of one in Northants.)
MORGAN, O., in _Proceedings of Monmouth and Caerleon Antiquarian
Association_, 1866.
(Mosaic at Caerleon.)
RICH, A. "A Dictionary of Roman and Greek Antiquities," 1893, pp.
481-2.
(iv) MISCELLANEOUS
EVANS, Sir A. J. "The Palace of Minos," 1921, Vol. I, pp. 121 _et
seq._ and p. 357.
(Origin of Labyrinth Figure.)
PETRIE, W. M. F. "Egyptian Decorative Art," pp. 42, 43.
(Meanders.)
_Real Museo Borbonico_, XIV, 1852, Tav. a.
(Labyrinth graffito on pillar of house at Pompeii. This figure is
reproduced in E. Breton's "Pompeia," and elsewhere.)
OZANAM, A. F. "Documents inédits," 1850, Section "Graphia aurae urbis
Romae."
(Labyrinth embroidered on emperor's robes.)
DE LAUNAY, R. _Op. cit._
(Interpretation of _tholos_ of Epidauros, etc.)
KABBADIAS, P. "Fouilles d'Epidaure," 1893.
(_Tholos_ of Temple of Aesculapius.)
MÜLLER, K. "Tiryns Vorbericht über die Gräbungen, 1905-1912,"
in _Athen. Mittheilungen_, XXXVIII, 1913, p. 78, etc.
(Labyrinth-like structure in masonry.)
MAFFEI, P. A. "Gemmae Antiche," 1709, Pt. IV, pl. 31.
(Labyrinth engraved on a gem.)
V. LABYRINTHS IN CHURCHES
(i) GENERAL
AMÉ, E. "Les Carrelages Émaillés du Moyen Age," 1859.
(Has a good chapter on the French church labyrinths, with
coloured plates.)
GAILHABAUD, J. "L'Architecture du V^{me} au XVII^{me} siècle," 1858.
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Archéologiques_, XIV-XVII, 1855-7.
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p. 147.
VIOLLET-LE-DUC, E. E. "Dictionnaire Raisonné de l'Architecture
Française du XI^{e} au XVI^{e} siècle," Art. "Labyrinthe."
WALCOTT, M. E. C. "Sacred Archaeology," 1868.
MÜNTZ, E. "Etudes Iconographiques," 1887, p. 15 _et seq._
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