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Geometry of Ancient Mazes: A Synthesis. Part III: ‘Church’ Mazes
‘Church’ mazes are so called because most, if not all, were built in churches and cathedrals, attesting to a move from the original myth to a substitute for the pilgrimage to Jerusalem. Like the other two types of mazes, a church maze has only one path, with no crossings and no dead-ends, beginning at the outer edge and ending in the center. This article encompasses a corpus of 33 mazes, extending from the twelfth century to the present. Two groups are distinguished, Italian-French and French-Flemish, showing common as well as distinctive features. Their characteristics are clarified and links between them established. Possible set up processes, easy to recall, are also proposed for each group.
Geometry of Ancient Mazes: A Synthesis. Part III: ‘Church’ Mazes
‘Church’ mazes are so called because most, if not all, were built in churches and cathedrals, attesting to a move from the original myth to a substitute for the pilgrimage to Jerusalem. Like the other two types of mazes, a church maze has only one path, with no crossings and no dead-ends, beginning at the outer edge and ending in the center. This article encompasses a corpus of 33 mazes, extending from the twelfth century to the present. Two groups are distinguished, Italian-French and French-Flemish, showing common as well as distinctive features. Their characteristics are clarified and links between them established. Possible set up processes, easy to recall, are also proposed for each group.
Geometry of Ancient Mazes: A Synthesis. Part III: ‘Church’ Mazes
Nexus Netw J
Parzysz, Bernard (author)
Nexus Network Journal ; 23 ; 299-318
2021-06-01
20 pages
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
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