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On a smooth level piece of ground is erected a gnomon , ” which according to
some , “ should be of sixteen angulas in height , and of the same diameter at the
bottom ; the whole should be shaped like the leaf of an opening bud , D2 ON THE
...
On a smooth level piece of ground is erected a gnomon , ” which according to
some , “ should be of sixteen angulas in height , and of the same diameter at the
bottom ; the whole should be shaped like the leaf of an opening bud , D2 ON THE
...
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be shaped like the leaf of an opening bud , tapering gradually from 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 .
be shaped like the leaf of an opening bud , tapering gradually from 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 .
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The whole shaft may be of the same form , or in pillars of other forms , than
square ; the bottom , middle , and top may be quadrangular , and the
intermediate spaces of other forms . “ If the whole shaft from bottom to top be
uniformly cylindrical ...
The whole shaft may be of the same form , or in pillars of other forms , than
square ; the bottom , middle , and top may be quadrangular , and the
intermediate spaces of other forms . “ If the whole shaft from bottom to top be
uniformly cylindrical ...
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The general rule adopted by the Hindú architects in this respect , is , that the
thickness at the bottom , being divided into as many parts as there are diameters
in the whole height of the column , one of these parts is invariably diminished at
the ...
The general rule adopted by the Hindú architects in this respect , is , that the
thickness at the bottom , being divided into as many parts as there are diameters
in the whole height of the column , one of these parts is invariably diminished at
the ...
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The breadth of the bottom of the spout is to be divided into five parts , and three to
be given to the breadth of the sloping extremity below . The whole spout being
divided into five parts , three to be given to the cugmala , * one to the padma , f ...
The breadth of the bottom of the spout is to be divided into five parts , and three to
be given to the breadth of the sloping extremity below . The whole spout being
divided into five parts , three to be given to the cugmala , * one to the padma , f ...
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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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