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Page 22
... capital in taking the height of the pillar , and even consider the pedestal as a necessary part of the order . However , the latter invariably treat of a pedestal and base as separate bodies , as they are sometimes employed without ...
... capital in taking the height of the pillar , and even consider the pedestal as a necessary part of the order . However , the latter invariably treat of a pedestal and base as separate bodies , as they are sometimes employed without ...
Page 28
... , " that is , from the base to the capital inclusive . A passage in the Cásyapa states , that the measurement may also be taken from the cimbia of the shaft , exclusive of the base . " 28 ON THE ARCHITECTURE OF THE HINDUS .
... , " that is , from the base to the capital inclusive . A passage in the Cásyapa states , that the measurement may also be taken from the cimbia of the shaft , exclusive of the base . " 28 ON THE ARCHITECTURE OF THE HINDUS .
Page 30
... capital is called pushpabandha . " The height of the capital , " says Mánasára , " may be either equal to the breadth of the shaft , or one - half or three - quarters of it , according as it may appear proportionate to the size of the ...
... capital is called pushpabandha . " The height of the capital , " says Mánasára , " may be either equal to the breadth of the shaft , or one - half or three - quarters of it , according as it may appear proportionate to the size of the ...
Page 31
... capital , Mánasára says , “ it should be decorated with tarangas * and other appropriate ornaments ; the height of the capital being divided into twelve parts , let the form of tarangas occupy three of them , let the bodhica ( capital ) ...
... capital , Mánasára says , “ it should be decorated with tarangas * and other appropriate ornaments ; the height of the capital being divided into twelve parts , let the form of tarangas occupy three of them , let the bodhica ( capital ) ...
Page 32
... capital . I cannot find any particular description of it , except a passage in the Mánasára , which says , " the projecting ornaments on the sides of the capital are made either in the form of an inverted apex or of a chacra , wheel ...
... capital . I cannot find any particular description of it , except a passage in the Mánasára , which says , " the projecting ornaments on the sides of the capital are made either in the form of an inverted apex or of a chacra , wheel ...
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a-quarter angulas Arabic architecture architrave artists Brahmans breadth building called campa cant'ha capital capóta Cásyapa cavetto chapter chunam cima recta cimbia collarino column contains cornice cupola dandás Day & Haghe deities Demy Octavo Demy Quarto diameters high edifice entablature equal in height erected fillet five given gnomon gnomon projects gópura Gopura consisting Grecian half hastha Hindú architects History Honourable India Indian architecture intercolumniations latter Lithographed lotus lower Madras Mánasára mantapa middle moulding Octavo ornaments ovolo padma Paul of Aleppo pedestals and bases Persian pillar pinnacle Plate plinth points porticoes prastara projection proportions pyramidal Quarto resembles respect Royal Asiatic Society rules sculpture seven shaft sides Siva Society by Day sorts Sri Rangam STANISLAS JULIEN sthapati stone streets temples thickness three and a-half three-quarters torus translated by Professor treatises twelve stories upper base village VIMÁNA CONSISTING Vishnu whole William Ouseley ם ם ם
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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.