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Mazes and Labyrinths: Their History and Development

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This book on mazes and labyrinths by Matthews is one of a kind. It is one of the ONLY books that gives you such broad yet detailed information on such a fascinating subject. The book includes everything ranging from Egyption labyrinths to Hedge mazes.

This was the first book I bought on labyrinths many years ago. Now I have over a dozen on the subject. I still refer back to this book for it's images. It is a good value for it's cost. I highly recommend it as a reference book.

I found it interesting to read an assessment of mazes and labyrinths by an author from the early 1900s. You should be aware that his definition of "labyrinth" and "maze" often overlap or are entirely different from how we consider them now. The value of this book for me was in the examination of drawings and the research of different sites at the time of the author.