Mazes and Labyrinths (Shire Library)

Mazes and labyrinths in various forms have been a preoccupation of mankind for thousands of years. Maze designs have been carved on rocks, laid as mosaics and stone pavements, cut into turf, planted with bushes, and carved out of seasonal crops. This book traces the history of mazes worldwide from the earliest known examples, and then describes those which have been created in Britain's diversity in forms of maze and labyrinth construction is unparalleled anywhere in the world.