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

Matthews, William Henry, 1882- · London, New York, etc. Longmans, Green · leaf 194

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Figs, ioi and 102.—Mazes by G. A. Boeckler, 1664. is reminiscent of the Rheims pavement labyrinth. AtEnghien, in Belgium, the gardens of the chateau wherethe Duke of Arenburg entertained Voltaire contained a124 maze, as well as a mechanical island and various otherhorticultural toys. … Figs. 103 and 104.—Mazes by G. A. Boeckler, 1664. In Spain, as elsewhere, the hedge maze attained greatpopularity. In the magnificent gardens of the Alcazar atSeville may still be seen the labyrinth laid out in the 125 sixteenth century for the Emperor Charles V, with tiledpaths and fountains, and…

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