...in diameter, so artfully contrived, that a man following all the intricate meanders of its volutes, could not travel less than a mile before he got from one end to the other. The tiles are baked almost to vitrification ; and wonderfully resist damp and wear.и Actual tesselated...

...feet in diameter, so curiously contrived, that any one following all the intricate windings of it, could not travel less than a mile before he got from one end to the other. These tiles or bricks were baked almost till they became vitrified, and consequently resist both damp...

...abbey of St. Stephen's, at Caen, " the middle whereof represents a maze or labyrinth about ten feet diameter, and so artfully contrived that, were we...than a mile before he got from one end to the other." Then these mazes were sometimes reduced in size and represented on a single tile (Fig. 3). I give an...

...and so artfully contrived that, were we to suppose a man following all the intricate meanders of the volutes, he could not travel less than a mile before...the floor is inlaid with small squares of different colours, placed alternately and formed into draught or chess boards, for the amusement of the soldiers...

...abbey of St. Stephen's, at Caen, " the middle whereof represents a maze or labyrinth about ten feet diameter, and so artfully contrived that, were we...than a mile before he got from one end to the other." Then these mazes were sometimes reduced in size and represented on a single tile (Fig. 3). I give an...