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
(Alkborough, Holderness, and Sneinton.)
8 ser., IV, 1893, p. 96. VENABLES, E., and others.
(Kent.)
9 ser., V, 1900, p. 445. PAGE, J. T.
(Boughton Green.)
10 ser., X, 1908, p. 96. HARLAND-OXLEY, W. E.
(Tothill Fields.)
12 ser., IV, 1918, p. 160. AUSTIN, G.
(Egton and Goathland.)
_The Times_, April 18, 1870.
(St. Martha's Hill, Guildford.)
_The Times_, April 5, 1920.
(Juliberry's Grave, Godmersham.)
BARNES, W., in _Dorset Nat. Hist, and Antiq'n. Field Club
Proceedings_, Vol. IV, 1882.
(Leigh, Dorset.)
FERGUSON, R. S. "A Labyrinth on Rockcliffe Marsh," in _Cumberland
and West'd Antiq'n and Arch'l. Society Transactions_, Vol. VIII,
1883-4, p. 69.
(Burgh and Rockcliffe.)
_Assoc'd Arch'l. Societies of Northampton, York, etc., Proceedings_,
Vols. XIX-XX, 1887-8.
(Alkborough.)
MAYNARD, G. N. "The Labyrinths or Mazes at Saffron Walden," in _Essex
Field Club Proceedings_, 1889.
SHORE, T. W., and NISBETT, H. C. "Ancient Hampshire Mazes," in
_Hampshire Field Club Proceedings_, Vol. III, Pt. III, 1896, p.
257.
(Breamore and Winchester.)
HILL, A. D., in _Wilts Arch'l, and Nat. Hist. Magazine_, 1897, p. 98.
(Breamore and West Ashton.)
TREVES, Sir F. "Highways and Byways in Dorset," 1906.
(Leigh.)
ALLCROFT, A. H. "Earthwork of England," 1908, p. 602.
(Asenby.)
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(Hilton.)
IRONS, E. A. "The Turf Maze at Wing," in _Rutland Arch'l. and Nat.
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(Wing.)
The following kindly supplied the writer with recent information
regarding the mazes at the localities indicated:
E. J. BULL, Esq., Carlisle (Rockcliffe Marshes); J. C. DENTON,
Esq., Cambridge (Comberton); D. H. GEDDIE, Esq., F.R.Hist.S.,
Borough Librarian, GRIMSBY (Horncastle); O. W. GODWIN,
Esq., Troy Farm, Somerton, Banbury (Somerton); Rev. F. J.
W. TAVERNER, M.A., Wing, Oakham (Wing); Rev. J. J. WALKER,
B.A., Boughton, Northants (Boughton Green); Rev. GEO. YORKE,
Alkborough, Lincs (Alkborough).
VIII. STONE LABYRINTHS
(For Rock Engravings, _see_ "Miscellaneous")
WORM, O. "Danicorum Monumentorum Libri Sex," 1651, p. 213.
(Denmark.)
RUDBECK, O. "Atlantica," 1695-8, Tab. 35, Fig. 134.
(Sweden.)
VON BAER, C. E., in _Bull. Hist. Phil, de l'Acad. de St.
Petersbourg_, Vol. I.
ASPELIN, J. R. "Steinlabyrinthe in Finnland," in _Zeitschrift für
Ethnologie_, Vol. IX, 1877, p. 439. (Also _Virchow_, p. 441, and
_Friedel_, p. 470.)
KRAUSE, E. "Die Trojaburgen Nordeuropas," 1893.
IX. THE LABYRINTH IN NON-EUROPEAN COUNTRIES
(i) AMERICAN INDIANS
COTTON, H. S. "Is the House of Tchuhu the Minoan Labyrinth?" in
_Science_ (New York), N.S. XLV, June 29, 1917, p. 667.
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