LABYRINTHS, or The ( H o m a g e t o t h e I N T E R N E T 1996 )		^™

hether labyrinths are
meant to represent
life's labours of the
soul, a sort of natural selection
for reaching the goal or the
mysterious attraction of the
unknown and of penetrating
new worlds, Man has always
taken pleasure in the drawing
and solution of them in myriads
of ways, since the dawn of Time.

Prehistoric labyrinths can be found
among cave drawings, and then from
the Necropolis to the cathedrals of
the Middle Ages and the Renaissance.
They are found in the culture of
both primitive and evolved peoples;
in art, in the design and architecture.
Who doesn't remember the disquieting
ups and downs of stairs in the great
film «The Name of the Rose» ?

In the First Century AD,
Plinius in his «Natural History»
points at labyrinths as:

“ . .
marvellous works,
the most worth ever dedicating Man's ingeniousness . .

”

Picasso - Minotauromachia

Here in the showcase
are six coins from
Crete, depicting
labyrinths of the
Minoic epic, which
seem to have
served as a sort of
cryptographic compass
to help navigate
the mazes; a close
up relief of the
famous Minotaur
is also shown.

The XII Egyptian dynasty, almost
four thousand years ago, began
the construction of a labyrinth,
described by the greek Strabone as:

“ .. a monument
not at all inferior
to the Pyramids...
a big palace,
made up of many smaller palaces, one for each ancient denomination
(of the provinces)... with intricate
intercommunicating corridors and
hidden passages,
so planned, that without a guide
no stranger could
find the way to enter or to reach
the exit...”

Labyrinths
on an
Egyptian
seal

As an explosion of our wealthy
ancestors' “plaisir du jeu”, we
come at last to the teaching of
committed gardeners, to experience
labyrinth journeys between
exciting perfumes exhaling from
plants and flowers;

from the maisons de Dédale of
the French Kingdom to the philosophic
gardens which flourished in the
Italian peninsula, not to mention
the Alcazar of Seville, the doolhof
of the Dutch nobles' estates and
the gardens of the royal estate of
Hampton Court, created by the
will of William III of England.

Garden's project of 17^th century

In the modern age, the deep meaning
of labyrinths has not been lost.
Today's culture of DAMANHUR makes
wise use of labyrinth circuits
and constructions to free thought
to enable inner cognisance,
to lead the self and the being through
secret passages to the unexplored
meander of its superior nature.

We could broaden our topic to
Infinity, or even afford to begin
a new voyage destined to bring
us right to the heart of the
INTERNET, the last, most
fascinating and priceless
labyrinth ever built upon the Earth.

At every moment, the WEB universe
is accessed by new visitors, as if
it were an ineffable philosophic
garden offering to his guests,
with its best pages, colours and
sensations perpetually renewing;
everything conspiring to such a
degree that, once entered, it becomes
quite difficult to reach the exit.
If you long to publish pages of
high quality, as your button-hole
flower in this immense culture,
you can confidently turn to the
trademark

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March '98

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hether labyrinths are meant to represent life's labours of the soul, a sort of natural selection for reaching the goal or the mysterious attraction of the unknown and of penetratingnew worlds, Man has alwaystaken pleasure in the drawingand solution of them in myriadsof ways, since the dawn of Time.

As an explosion of our wealthy ancestors' “plaisir du jeu”, we come at last to the teaching of committed gardeners, to experience labyrinth journeys between exciting perfumes exhaling from plants and flowers;

We could broaden our topic to Infinity, or even afford to begin a new voyage destined to bring us right to the heart of the INTERNET, the last, most fascinating and priceless labyrinth ever built upon the Earth.

WEB GARDEN GRAPHICS

As an explosion of our wealthy
ancestors' “plaisir du jeu”, we
come at last to the teaching of
committed gardeners, to experience
labyrinth journeys between
exciting perfumes exhaling from
plants and flowers;

We could broaden our topic to
Infinity, or even afford to begin
a new voyage destined to bring
us right to the heart of the
INTERNET, the last, most
fascinating and priceless
labyrinth ever built upon the Earth.