Mazes and Labyrinths: Their History and Development (Revised)

Ever since Herodotus stood in awe before the Great Labyrinth of Egypt, with its three thousand rooms, men have been fascinated by labyrinthine puzzles, constructions and mazes. This book explores the subject in full, with a complete illustrated account of labyrinths and mazes of all kinds, from earliest times to the present.

This is a book for anyone who is intrigued by puzzles or beguiled by mysteries, a book for the historian, the mathematician, the student, the lover of the classic, and all those who enjoy reading the product of a cultivated mind dwelling on a subject that touches much of our cultural and artistic heritage.