Here's a fun-to-do puzzle volume -- but it's also a great deal more! An internationally known maze designer has reproduced more than 50 of the world's most interesting mazes in the pages of this book. The earliest among them dates from prehistoric times; a more recent example is the modern hedge maze in Harmony, Indiana, built in 1939 by a religious sect. Readers will follow the fascinating history of mazes, the earliest of which were constructed to confuse outsiders and protect the land's possessors. As centuries passed, some mazes became features in ornamental gardens on grand estates while others, connected with myths, were said to bestow healing powers on those who solved them. This beautiful volume's mazes are supplemented with a clear acetate overlay sheet and a wipe-off pen, so readers can test their wits and try solving the puzzles for themselves. The book also explains how patterns are constructed and how puzzle fans can go about designing mazes of their own.Just a few of the mazesreproduced in this volume include...
- A spectacular mirror maze in France
- A color maze at the Louisiana Children's Museum
- A fiendishl
