Labyrinth design

Fig. 343 - Designs of labyrinth-gardens in the seventeenth century in D. Loris' book 'Le Thresor Des Parterres De L'Univers' (Geneva, 1629). Loris worked as a court physician in Montbeliard (France). KERN, Hermann (1982). Labyrinthe: Erscheinungsformen und Deutungen; 5000 Jahre Gegenwart eines Urbilds. Prestel-Verlag. ISBN 3-7913-0614-6 --- Fig. 343 - Some designs of labyrinth-gardens in the seventeenth century as given in part three of Daniel Loris' book 'Le Thresor Des Parterres De…

Labyrinths

“The architectural plan is a formula to order the anarchy of space.” In these latest images from Federico Babina, the artist explores the design...

William H. Matthews’ vast and richly illustrated encyclopaedic portrait of these mysterious phenomena across time and space.

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By halving a 7 circuit labyrinth in labyrinthine logic, as it was successful for the 5 circuit Chartres labyrinth. The 4th circuit cuts the labyrinth in two parts. Then I receive an external (circu…

To make a labyrinth what it is, we have to fulfill the following elements: one entrance winding path or path with several turns no crossroads no dead end streets one centre the same path leads to the exit the exit is actually the entrance Cultural meanings Prehistoric labyrinths are believed to have served as traps for malevolent spirits or as defined paths for ritual dances. In medieval times, the labyrinth symbolized a hard path to God with a clearly defined center (God) and one entrance…

William H. Matthews’ vast and richly illustrated encyclopaedic portrait of these mysterious phenomena across time and space.

This book, Mazes and Labyrinths: A General Account of their History and Developments (1922) by William Henry Matthews, would have been very useful a couple of years ago when I was working on the co…