Publications, Issue 35Royal Asiatic Society, 1834 |
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Page 21
... a radius equal to the length of the shadow , plus half the diameter of the ... quarter of the sun's declination , and the eastern point will become due ... a point in the middle of a level piece of ground , from that point , and with a ...
... a radius equal to the length of the shadow , plus half the diameter of the ... quarter of the sun's declination , and the eastern point will become due ... a point in the middle of a level piece of ground , from that point , and with a ...
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... quarter to six times the height of the base , and their projections as far as one - third of their own respective heights . But such a loose manner of prescribing rules for the dimensions of architectural members must be considered ...
... quarter to six times the height of the base , and their projections as far as one - third of their own respective heights . But such a loose manner of prescribing rules for the dimensions of architectural members must be considered ...
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... a high base and pedestal . The entablature is more than half the altitude of the column ; and the intercolumniation ... quarter , half , or three - quarters of the diameter . " I cannot find in any of the authors a description of this ...
... a high base and pedestal . The entablature is more than half the altitude of the column ; and the intercolumniation ... quarter , half , or three - quarters of the diameter . " I cannot find in any of the authors a description of this ...
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... a fourth part of the diameter . Above these again is the lower collarino , in height about a quarter of a diameter , then the ornament called cumb'ha , which is half a diameter high and projects as much ; next the upper colla- rino , a ...
... a fourth part of the diameter . Above these again is the lower collarino , in height about a quarter of a diameter , then the ornament called cumb'ha , which is half a diameter high and projects as much ; next the upper colla- rino , a ...
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... a river , and inhabited by yatis or holy mendicants : it is called puram . That which contains fifty houses should ... quarter of agni ( south - east ) , a water - shed for the accommodation of travellers and passengers . The whole ...
... a river , and inhabited by yatis or holy mendicants : it is called puram . That which contains fifty houses should ... quarter of agni ( south - east ) , a water - shed for the accommodation of travellers and passengers . The whole ...
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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.