Mazes and Labyrinths
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- A General Account of Their History and Development
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1. MAZES AND LABYRINTHS2. PREFACE3. CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION4. CHAPTER II THE EGYPTIAN LABYRINTH (i) Accounts of the Ancient Writers5. CHAPTER III THE EGYPTIAN LABYRINTH (continued) (ii) Accounts of Later Explorers6. CHAPTER IV THE CRETAN LABYRINTH (i) The Story of Theseus and the Minotaur7. CHAPTER V THE CRETAN LABYRINTH (continued) (ii) The Caverns of Gortyna8. CHAPTER VI THE CRETAN LABYRINTH (continued) (iii) Knossos9. CHAPTER VII THE ETRUSCAN OR ITALIAN LABYRINTH10. CHAPTER VIII THE LABYRINTH IN ANCIENT ART11. CHAPTER IX CHURCH LABYRINTHS12. CHAPTER X TURF LABYRINTHS13. CHAPTER XI TURF LABYRINTHS (continued)14. CHAPTER XII THE ORIGIN OF TURF MAZES15. CHAPTER XIII THE FLORAL LABYRINTH AND THE DWARF-SHRUB MAZE16. CHAPTER XIV THE TOPIARY LABYRINTH, OR HEDGE MAZE17. CHAPTER XV THE TOPIARY LABYRINTH, OR HEDGE MAZE (continued)18. CHAPTER XVI THE TOPIARY LABYRINTH, OR HEDGE MAZE (continued) Latter-day Developments19. CHAPTER XVII STONE LABYRINTHS AND ROCK ENGRAVINGS20. CHAPTER XVIII THE DANCE OR GAME OF TROY21. CHAPTER XIX THE BOWER OF "FAIR ROSAMOND"22. CHAPTER XX MAZE ETYMOLOGY23. CHAPTER XXI LABYRINTH DESIGN AND SOLUTION OF MAZES24. CHAPTER XXII THE LABYRINTH IN LITERATURE25. CHAPTER XXIII MISCELLANEA AND CONCLUSION26. APPENDIX BIBLIOGRAPHY OF MAZES AND LABYRINTHS (TOGETHER WITH NAMES OF PERSONS WHO HAVE FURNISHED THE WRITER WITH FIRST-HAND INFORMATION)27. INDEX