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The text

June 2004 revision

Preliminary advice

The reason for this book

1. The rhythmical structure of the Medieval labyrinth

  The rhythmical analysis of the Medieval labyrinth
  A first rhythmical analysis
  A deeper rhythmical analysis
  Some implications of this rhythmical theory

2. The world of canonical labyrinths

  The general templates
  The keys and the actual labyrinths

3. The practical use of the canonical labyrinths

4. The meanings of the labyrinth

Bibliographical references

About the author



The annexes: illustrations and tables

Annex A: Illustrations to the text

  The Cretan labyrinth
  The Roman labyrinth
  The Medieval labyrinth: Chartres and Reims
  The rhythmical motifs of the Medieval labyrinth

Annex B: Rhythmical analysis

  Detailed: Chartres, Sens and Reims
  Summary: Chartres I and II, Reims I and II

Annex C: The derivation of the canonical labyrinths

  Templates and keys of canonical labyrinths
  Spread-out diagrams of canonical labyrinths
  Analytic and descriptive table of canonical labyrinths

Annex D: The 20 canonical labyrinths and their mirror images

  On this site: 8 examples of Canonical labyrinths.

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