Labyrinths & Mazes A Complete Guide to Magical Paths of the World

Investigate the extraordinary story of labyrinths and mazes, found around the world in an amazing variety of forms, many of which are still flourishing today. Trace how the labyrinth started with a simple design -- a series of concentric lines, carefully connected -- unchanged for thousands of years and appearing in surprising locations. Find out how it then takes many shapes and is constructed in a range of materials in different cultures and periods of time, and in places as diverse as Brazil, Mexico, and the American Southwest, across Europe, in Iceland, and in Africa, India, and Indonesia. The labyrinth's development into the familiar puzzle mazes that are found in parks and gardens is only one of the twists you'll uncover in this fascinating tale. Book jacket.

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 lives in Essex, England with his wife Kimberly