Mazes and Labyrinths

Author: William Henry Matthews
Publisher: Independently Published
ISBN:
Category : Design
Languages : en
Pages : 356

Book Description
Mazes and Labyrinths is a look into the origin and mystery of mazes. From ancient stone carvings, Minoan palaces to today's hedge-maze, Matthews chronicles the history of the maze. With over 140 illustrations.

Big Book of Mazes and Labyrinths

Author: Walter Shepherd
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486229513
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 129

Book Description
The path least traveled makes all the difference in this volume, especially when you find yourself crossing bridges, escaping from caves, lighting firecrackers, spelling out passwords, and untangling snakes. These 50 challenges include classic, solid, and ripple mazes, along with short-path and avoidance labyrinths and other intriguing problems. Solutions.

Mazes and Labyrinths

Author: Walter Shepherd
Publisher: Dover Publications
ISBN: 9780486207315
Category : Mathematical recreations
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
50 amusements using principle of maze, most based on story situations. Classical mazes, 3-D, Moebius-strip mazes, more. Quite unusual. 84 illustrations.

Labyrinths & Mazes

Author: Francesca Tatarella
Publisher: Princeton Architectural Press
ISBN: 9781616895129
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
The labyrinth is one of the world's oldest symbols, and its meaning is often shrouded in myth and mystery or ties to religious rites. Today, this enigmatic form inspires artists to create their own interpretations in different, even unusual, ways, including by working with materials as varied as ice, snow, salt, wood, stone, glass, cement, and metal. This new collection features both classical examples and the best contemporary projects, showcasing work by artists, landscape artists, and architects from around the world. The diverse and stunning examples include pavement labyrinths of thirteenth-century French cathedrals, a historic English turf maze, Renaissance hedge mazes, and numerous present-day projects by artists and architects, including BIG, Chris Drury, Richard Fleischner, Dan Graham, Robert Irwin, Arata Isozaki, Robert Morris, Yoko Ono, and Billie Tsien and Tod Williams.

Magical Paths

Author: Jeff Saward
Publisher: Mitchell Beazley
ISBN: 9781845334222
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Wind your way through a maze or a labyrinth: two symbolic journeys, both rooted in myth and mystery. But while labyrinths are flat, circulate pathways designed for the acquisition of inner peace, mazes feature patterns of barriers that challenge, confuse, and deceive the walker. After looking at the legends and evolution of these two kinds of complex, twisting paths, Jeff Saward considers the innovative ways today's land artists and garden designers have recreated labyrinths and the new "craze" for mazes-from maize mazes and mirror mazes to wood and water mazes and simple garden turf mazes. The diverse and stunning examples come from all around the world, and this breathtakingly photographed overview captures their visual excitement and unique inspiration.

Touch and Feel Mazes

Author: Junko Murayama
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781683490234
Category : Board books
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Put down the pencil and let your finger do the solving. The ten tactile mazes inside these puzzling pages challenge your sense of touch. Trace your fingertip along the raised dots that make up each labyrinth, and then give yourself a hand when you reach the circle that marks the finish line. A finger maze book that guarantees hours of fun As far as creative birthday gifts go, this book is downright a-maze-ing! 8.25 x 9.875 inches; 12 pages of embossed mazes including cover Created by Junko Murayama

The Spirituality of Mazes and Labyrinths

Author: Gailand MacQueen
Publisher: Wood Lake Publishing Inc.
ISBN: 1896836690
Category : Labyrinths
Languages : en
Pages : 130

Book Description
In this full-colour, beautifully illustrated book, Gailand MacQueen uses myth, history, and personal experience to explore the spiritual meanings of mazes and labyrinths. Convinced that labyrinths and mazes have much to teach us, Gailand MacQueen invites readers on a sometimes mystical, sometimes mysterious, journey of spiritual discovery.

Meditative Mazes and Labyrinths

Author: Cassandra Camille Wass
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
ISBN: 9781402765292
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 68

Book Description
An exploration of mazes and labyrinths with guidance for their use in meditation.

Mazes and Labyrinths

Author: William Henry Matthews
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 048622614X
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 340

Book Description
With devoted scholarship and an appreciation for what he terms "the lure of the labyrinth," Matthews explores accounts of ancient mazes, the "meanders" of Greek and Roman times, theories on the meaning of church labyrinths, the hedge maze, and more. All important or exceptional examples are illustrated with 151 line drawings.

The Way of the Labyrinth

Author: Helen Curry
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 9780140196177
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 276

Book Description
The first time Helen Curry walked a labyrinth she was moved to tears and then "was filled with peace and possibilities." Here, she shares her years of experience with labyrinth meditation and shows how others can find serenity and guidance by adopting this increasingly popular practice. Unlike mazes, which force choices and can create fear and confusion, labyrinths are designed to "embrace" and guide individuals through a calming, meditative walk on a single circular path. The Way of the Labyrinth includes meditations, prayers, questions for enhancing labyrinth walks, guidelines for ceremonies, instructions for finger meditations, and extensive resources. This enchanting, practical, and exquisitely packaged guide helps both novice and experienced readers enjoy the benefits of labyrinth meditation, from problem-solving to stress reduction to personal transformation. Includes a foreword by Jean Houston, the renowned author and leader in the field of humanistic psychology, who is considered the grandmother of the current labyrinth revival.