Publications, Issue 35Royal Asiatic Society, 1834 |
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... bottom for laying the founda- tion ; nor is it possible to find a place possessing all the qualities required by this prescription for the residence of any one of the classes ; and , in order perhaps to obviate this difficulty , another ...
... bottom for laying the founda- tion ; nor is it possible to find a place possessing all the qualities required by this prescription for the residence of any one of the classes ; and , in order perhaps to obviate this difficulty , another ...
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... bottom six angulas broad , four thick , tapering gradually from the lower to the higher end , with a slight indenture about the middle . The inverted piece at the lower end of the stilt or handle should be nine angulas long , two broad ...
... bottom six angulas broad , four thick , tapering gradually from the lower to the higher end , with a slight indenture about the middle . The inverted piece at the lower end of the stilt or handle should be nine angulas long , two broad ...
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... , " which according to some , " should be of sixteen an- gulas in height , and of the same diameter at the bottom ; the whole should 220 ON THE ARCHITECTURE OF THE HINDUS . be shaped D 2 ON THE ARCHITECTURE OF THE HINDUS . 19 66 ...
... , " which according to some , " should be of sixteen an- gulas in height , and of the same diameter at the bottom ; the whole should 220 ON THE ARCHITECTURE OF THE HINDUS . be shaped D 2 ON THE ARCHITECTURE OF THE HINDUS . 19 66 ...
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... bottom to the top . " " Around this a circle is drawn with a cord of twice the height of the gnomon , by fixing one end of it to its base and carrying the other around it . Points are marked in the circumference where the shadow of the ...
... bottom to the top . " " Around this a circle is drawn with a cord of twice the height of the gnomon , by fixing one end of it to its base and carrying the other around it . Points are marked in the circumference where the shadow of the ...
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... bottom reversed , is often so designed as to project forward or rise up , after having touched , as it were , the fillet below , with a small perpendicular curvature , resembling in shape the petal of the lotus , with its pointed head ...
... bottom reversed , is often so designed as to project forward or rise up , after having touched , as it were , the fillet below , with a small perpendicular curvature , resembling in shape the petal of the lotus , with its pointed head ...
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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.