The Curious History of Mazes: 100 Puzzles from Then and Now

The Curious History of Mazes presents the history of many types of mazes and the role they've served through history, plus a collection of mazes for your to solve yourself! From prehistoric times, mazes and labyrinths worldwide have served as different symbolic, ritualistic, and practical purposes. Taken as powerful metaphors for life’s journey, they can be used as tools for meditation and learning at any level, even when completed as a recreational pastime. Not only are maze images seen as motifs themselves, but people of all ages actively engage with them in material forms—a meditation, puzzle, dance, walk, ritual, pilgrimage, or simply a day out.The Curious History of Mazes, the follow-up edition to the very successful The Curious History of the Crossword, presents you with the history of mazes in a fun and engaging format. Divided into chapters according to their history, graphically designed mazes are interspersed throughout the narrative for you to solve after you learn a bit about each type. Many real-life mazes are re-created to test your smarts, giving you the best of two worlds: learning and play.