Magical Paths: Labyrinths & Mazes in the 21st Century
by Jeff Saward
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Winding your way through a maze or a labyrinth: two symbolic journeys, both rooted in myth and mystery. After looking at the legends and evolution of the two kinds of complex, twisting paths, Jeff Saward considers how 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. This overview captures their visual excitement, power to challenge, and unique show more inspiration. show lessTags
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Historian and photographer Jeff Saward has made the study of labyrinths and mazes his life's work. His quest to investigate first-hand the hundreds of labyrinths and mazes has taken him all over the world and made him the leading authority in his field. He is the founder and editor of Caerdroia -- The Journal of Labyrinths and Mazes Jeff Saward show more lives in Essex, England with his wife Kimberly show less
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- Nonfiction, Home & Garden, Art & Design, Religion & Spirituality
- DDC/MDS
- 717 — Arts & recreation Area planning & landscape architecture Structures in landscape architecture
- LCC
- BL325 .L3 .S29 — Philosophy, Psychology and Religion Religions. Mythology. Rationalism Religions. Mythology. Rationalism The myth. Comparative mythology
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