Comparison of different maze types
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Labyrinth pattern types[edit]
Seed Pattern: a tool to design or evaluate the complexity of a labyrinth or maze. A classical labyrinth has usually four seeds, or a + at the center.
A seed can have multiple lines at the start and the pattern can take many forms. Using well known seed patterns makes drawing a labyrinth easier, to ensure the route is solvable.[1]
Comparison Chart[edit]
Ancient examples[edit]
- Cretan labyrinth: In the Cretan pattern each course from one side of the main axis to the other before the path turns in the opposite direction.
- Meander Maze: The Meander can be a simple unicursal labyrinth or a complex maze.[2] The defining aspect of the pattern is snaking sic-sac or flowing organic routes.
- Celtic labyrinth: A variation from the classical or Cretan labyrinth. The Celts preferred spirals and knot work designs. They also created angular designs.
- Roman labyrinth: The path fills one sector (typically a quarter) before advancing to the next. The Roman labyrinths are typically mosaics.
- Stone labyrinths of Bolshoi Zayatsky Island
Medieval and Renaissance examples[edit]
- Chartres labyrinth, circa 1200 [3] The Chartres labyrinth differs from the Roman quarterly design by alternating quarterly stops with half circle segments.
- Ravenna Cathedral labyrinth, ca 1465
- Bayeux Cathedral labyrinth, circa 1400[4]
- Mirepoix Cathedral labyrinth
- Reims Cathedral labyrinth, circa 1300[5]
- Lucca Cathedral labyrinth, circa 1250
- St. Reparta labyrinth, early Christian adaptation of the Roman style, circa 324 CE; the earliest known church labyrinth.[6]
- Watts Cemetery Chapel labyrinth, circa 1900[7]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ "How to draw a labyrinth from seed". The Labyrinth Society. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
- ↑ "Labyrinth types". The Labyrinth Society. Retrieved 25 December 2018.
- ↑ "The Labyrinth of Chartres Technical data website". www.mymaze.de. Retrieved 25 December 2018.
- ↑ "Labyrinthos". www.labyrinthos.net. Retrieved 25 December 2018.
- ↑ "Reims Labyrinth". Loyola University of Chigaco, Medieval Studies. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
- ↑ Kern, Hermann (2000). Through the Labyrinth. New York: Prestel. Search this book on
- ↑ Bounford, Julie E. (2018). The Curious History of Mazes: 4,000 Years of Fascinating Twists and Turns. Wellfleet Press. p. 109. ISBN 978-0-76036-3-027. Search this book on
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