Mazes and labyrinths; a general account of their history and developments (1922)
Matthews, William Henry, 1882- · London, New York, etc. Longmans, Green · leaf 90
ing mosaic pavements, abundant remains of whichhave been preserved. These were of various kinds. Therewas thcpavimentum seftile, 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… … .5P -in bl marble of irregular shape so arranged as to portrayobjects in their natural shapes and colours; and finally thepavimentum scalpturatum^ in which the design was en-graved or inlaid. Opus alexandrinum is a variant of settile.Several Roman pavements embodying labyrinthinedevices, and in…
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