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Page 23
... Grecian or Roman orders , both in the beauty of their propor- tions and richness of their ornaments . The several mouldings which enter into the composition of pedestals and bases are , 1. upúna ; 2. campa ; 3. gala , cant'ha , gríva ...
... Grecian or Roman orders , both in the beauty of their propor- tions and richness of their ornaments . The several mouldings which enter into the composition of pedestals and bases are , 1. upúna ; 2. campa ; 3. gala , cant'ha , gríva ...
Page 24
... Grecian order . The square members above - mentioned are nothing more than rectangular figures or parallelograms , differing from one another only in their degrees of altitude and projection . Of all the rectangular mouldings , a campa ...
... Grecian order . The square members above - mentioned are nothing more than rectangular figures or parallelograms , differing from one another only in their degrees of altitude and projection . Of all the rectangular mouldings , a campa ...
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... Grecian , and Roman , and to them only with regard to a few leading particulars . The difference in the Indian orders , consists chiefly in the proportion be- tween the thickness and height of pillars ; while that of the Grecian and ...
... Grecian , and Roman , and to them only with regard to a few leading particulars . The difference in the Indian orders , consists chiefly in the proportion be- tween the thickness and height of pillars ; while that of the Grecian and ...
Page 38
... Grecian columns are diminished gradually in their diameter from the base to the summit of the shaft , a practice which has never been observed in the Egyptian ; on the contrary , a diametrically op- posite rule has been observed in ...
... Grecian columns are diminished gradually in their diameter from the base to the summit of the shaft , a practice which has never been observed in the Egyptian ; on the contrary , a diametrically op- posite rule has been observed in ...
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... Grecian , but the spaces allowed between pillar and pillar in different Hindú buildings , are found nearly to coincide with the Grecian mode of intercolumniations , though in too many instances they differ widely from it , and the same ...
... Grecian , but the spaces allowed between pillar and pillar in different Hindú buildings , are found nearly to coincide with the Grecian mode of intercolumniations , though in too many instances they differ widely from it , and the same ...
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Page 21 - ... proportions of symmetry." (p. 15.) The third chapter treats of the nature and quality of ground on which buildings are to be erected ; it is very copious and very curious. Minute directions are given for constructing a plough, and for ploughing the ground on which the house is to be built. This being done, " let sesamum seeds, pulse, and kidneybeans be sown, with incantations pronounced over them; and let due reverence be paid to the spiritual teacher ; and let the oxen, and the plough to which...
Page 17 - Wo to them who dwell in a house not built according to the proportions of symmetry. in building an edifice, therefore, let all its parts, from the basement to the roof, be duly considered.
Page 18 - The ground to be avoided is described in a special manner as follows : " That which has the form of a circle, a semicircle, containing three, five, or six angles, resembling a trident or a winnow, shaped like the hinder part of a fish, or the back of an elephant, or a turtle, or the face of a cow, and the like ; situated opposite to any of the intermediate quarters northwest, and the like ; abounding with human sculls, stones, worms, ant-hills, ON THE ARCHITECTURE OF THE HINDUS.