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 92
ting mosaic pavements, abundant remains of whichhave been preserved. These were of various kinds. Therewas thepavimentum sedile^ composed of pieces of marbleof various sizes, shapes, and colours arranged in uniformsets, so as to form when put together an ornamental pat-tern; the pavimentum… … o■J o Oh marble of irregular shape so arranged as to portrayobjefts in their natural shapes and colours; and finally the■pavimentum scalpturatum^ in which the design was en-graved or inlaid. Opus alexandrinum is a variant of sedile.Several Roman pavements embodying labyrinthinedevices, and in some…
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