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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 76

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the praise! There have been many discussions as to the possi-bility of a monument of this nature having existed, andvarious reconstructions have been attempted, notablyone (Fig. 13), based on Varros account, by a celebratedFrench scholar of a century ago, M. Quatremere deQuincy. One enthusiast, a… … Fig. 13. Toml) f)f Lais Iorseiia at Clusiuni.Conjectural restoration hy <^)uatrenicre de Quincy after Varros description. Most writers on the subjeft have been inclined to lookupon Varros description as at best a gross exaggera-tion, but Professor Muller gave it as his opinion thatthe labyrinth…

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