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Posts tagged labyrinthe:

sterlinghundley:

Theseus and the Minotaur 

sterlinghundley:

Theseus and the Minotaur 

(via fluxstation)

missfolly:

Knot with White Shield with Six Points by Albrecht Dürer, ca. 1507

missfolly:

Knot with White Shield with Six Points by Albrecht Dürer, ca. 1507

book-aesthete:

Labyrinths: Selected Stories & Other Writings Jorge Luis Borges.  First American Edition. New York, New Directions, 1962.
Edited by Donald A. Yates and James E. Irby. Preface by André Maurois. Frontispiece portrait of Borges from a photograph. Half black cloth and blue boards, spine lettered in silver, top page edge stained yellow, jacket. First American Edition.
Borges’ first book to be published in the United States, considered one of his best books.

book-aesthete:

Labyrinths: Selected Stories & Other Writings
Jorge Luis Borges. First American Edition. New York, New Directions, 1962.

Edited by Donald A. Yates and James E. Irby. Preface by André Maurois. Frontispiece portrait of Borges from a photograph. Half black cloth and blue boards, spine lettered in silver, top page edge stained yellow, jacket. First American Edition.

Borges’ first book to be published in the United States, considered one of his best books.

seltzerlizard:

quickwitter:

The most well-known full-size maze is the topiary, or hedge maze. The  earliest references to topiary mazes date back to the 13th century in  Belgium. By the 16th century the hedge maze had spread to England. In  the latter part of the 17th century, King Louis XIV had a labyrinth  constructed as a part of the gardens at Versailles, France.

I want to go here.  I will bring a picnic basket and a flare gun. Maybe some hedge trimmers.

seltzerlizard:

quickwitter:

The most well-known full-size maze is the topiary, or hedge maze. The earliest references to topiary mazes date back to the 13th century in Belgium. By the 16th century the hedge maze had spread to England. In the latter part of the 17th century, King Louis XIV had a labyrinth constructed as a part of the gardens at Versailles, France.

I want to go here.  I will bring a picnic basket and a flare gun. Maybe some hedge trimmers.

(Source: happyharry101)

Pan’s Labyrinth (2006)
An illustration by Francesco Francavilla

Pan’s Labyrinth (2006)

An illustration by Francesco Francavilla

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