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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 78

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now blocked with earth,opens in the opposite wall of the tomb. These Etruscan labyrinths were all of a sepulchralcharacter, and one is naturally reminded of the catacombsof Rome, Paris, and Naples, to which, however, the termlabyrinth is not customarily applied. Strabo uses theword in reference to… … Fig. 14. Poggio Cajella. Labyrinthine Cemetery. (Dennis) pattern, but not necessarily connected with sepulchralpurposes. When speaking of the Labyrinth of Crete he says, Wemust not compare this to what we see traced upon ourmosaic pavements or to the mazes formed in the fields forthe entertainment…

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