. Mazes and labyrinths; a general account of their history and developments. esemblance to the Roman pavement found atHarpham and the tomb-mosaic at Susa. At the centreis zjeu-de-lettres on the words sancta eclesia, which maybe read in any direction, except diagonally, commencingat the centre. But for the employment of these words thelabyrinth in question might well have been conceived tobe a Roman relic utilised by the builders of the churchto ornament their pavement. Such pavement-labyrinths,however, with or without central figures or other embel-lishments, and of various dimensions and comp
. Mazes and labyrinths; a general account of their history and developments. esemblance to the Roman pavement found atHarpham and the tomb-mosaic at Susa. At the centreis zjeu-de-lettres on the words sancta eclesia, which maybe read in any direction, except diagonally, commencingat the centre. But for the employment of these words thelabyrinth in question might well have been conceived tobe a Roman relic utilised by the builders of the churchto ornament their pavement. Such pavement-labyrinths,however, with or without central figures or other embel-lishments, and of various dimensions and composition,are found in many of the old churches of France andItaly. They seem to have been constructed chiefly duringthe twelfth century, and although several of them havebeen destroyed many fine examples still remain. Some 54 a i r e lc ec ue j i * ise>!setceATtfcLf % EceiTCNCTAfcL Ce*TCe)ANCTAeCekTCII AiANCTA e reATCMANCTAec LCC»TCNCTAe{L eLceATctAec l? ?fLCe»TAfCIf I Mielcecyeti* pIG# 42. Labyrinth in Church of Reparatus, Orleansville, Algeria. (Prevost.). [Fig. 43.—Labyrinth in Lucca Cathedral. (Durand. 55 are formed on the walls instead of the pavements, and insuch cases are of smaller dimensions. On the whole, too, those in the Italian churches aremuch smaller than the French specimens. On the wall ofLucca Cathedral (Fig. 43) is one of a diameter of only1 ft. 7J in. It formerly enclosed at the centre a repre-sentation of Theseus and the Minotaur, but owing to thefriction of many generations of tracing fingers this has
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