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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 74

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e praise I 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. Tomb of Lars Porsena at Clusium.Conjectural restoration by Quatremere de Quincy after Varros description. Most writers on the subject have been inclined to lookupon Varros description as at best a gross exaggera-tion, but Professor Mtiller gave it as his opinion thatthe labyrinth described…

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