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The second chapter of the Manasára treats of the qualities of an architect ( Silpi
lacshanam ) ; and as preliminary thereto , of the origin of artists of the several
kinds , and which is traced to Visuacarma the heavenly architect . This personage
is ...
The second chapter of the Manasára treats of the qualities of an architect ( Silpi
lacshanam ) ; and as preliminary thereto , of the origin of artists of the several
kinds , and which is traced to Visuacarma the heavenly architect . This personage
is ...
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The principal qualifications of an architect consist in a knowledge of various
branches of learning , such as arithmetic ... Nor are these qualifications
altogether unlike those which Vitruvius and other western architects have
prescribed as ...
The principal qualifications of an architect consist in a knowledge of various
branches of learning , such as arithmetic ... Nor are these qualifications
altogether unlike those which Vitruvius and other western architects have
prescribed as ...
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The next thing of seeming importance treated of by Hindú architects , is the mode
of ascertaining the cardinal points by means of a gnomon . It is indispensably
necessary that all the quarters should be distinctly and precisely marked on the ...
The next thing of seeming importance treated of by Hindú architects , is the mode
of ascertaining the cardinal points by means of a gnomon . It is indispensably
necessary that all the quarters should be distinctly and precisely marked on the ...
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Western architects consider the base , not as a distinct member , but as a
constituent part of the column ; and this is not altogether at variance with the
practice of the Hindú architects , for they likewise include the base and capital in
taking the ...
Western architects consider the base , not as a distinct member , but as a
constituent part of the column ; and this is not altogether at variance with the
practice of the Hindú architects , for they likewise include the base and capital in
taking the ...
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partly concave ; and its section is composed of two opposite curves , meeting at
the bisecting point of a line drawn between the points of recess and projection ,
and very much resembling the cima recta and reversa of the western architects .
partly concave ; and its section is composed of two opposite curves , meeting at
the bisecting point of a line drawn between the points of recess and projection ,
and very much resembling the cima recta and reversa of the western architects .
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Ram Raz: Essay on the Architecture of the Hindús / by Rám Ráz. - London : Parker, 1834. - xiv, 64 S. : Ill. - (Oriental Translation Fund) Die bibliographische Beschreibung im Haupteintrag ist unzureichend und irreführend.
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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.
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| Title | Publications, Issue 35 Publications, Oriental Translation Fund |
| Author | Oriental Translation Fund |
| Publisher | Royal Asiatic Society, 1834 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 30 Jan 2007 |
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