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

Matthews, William Henry, 1882- · London ; New York : Longmans, Green and Co., 39 Paternoster Row, London, E.E.4 · leaf 102

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the word Truia scratched within it (Fig. 133). Representations of the labyrinth were sometimes en-graved on ancient gems, a fine specimen of which isfigured in P. A. Maffeis Gemme Antiche (Fig. 40),published in 1707. The Minotaur in this case is shownas a centaur. A similar representation appears… … .1 = « 3 h- O a SjO u uil c- CO 00 M art we must take notice of a reference in an ancient manu-script which tends to show that the symbol figured onthe robes of Roman Emperors. This manuscript wasdiscovered by A. F. Ozanam in the Laurentian Libraryat Florence. It is entitled Graphia Aurea…

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