Keywords: Plan du Labyrinthe de Versailles.JPG Plan from Labyrinte de Versailles printed at the Royal Press Paris and illustrated by Sebastien le Clerc The labyrinth had thirty-nine groups of hydraulic statuary representing the fables of Aesop At the entrance to the labyrinth were placed symbolical statues of Aesop and Cupid the latter holding in one hand a ball of thread Each of the speaking characters represented in the fable groups emitted a jet of water representing speech and each group was accompanied by an engraved plate displaying verses by the poet de Benserade ark /12148/bpt6k108017c 1677 C Perrault File Labyrinth Versailles plan jpg Plans of the Labyrinth of Versailles PD-old-100 |