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The seventh treats of the parts into which the ground - plan of the cities , towns ,
temples , palaces and houses should be divided . The eighth chapter gives a
minute description of sacrifices and other devotional rites , to be performed on ...
The seventh treats of the parts into which the ground - plan of the cities , towns ,
temples , palaces and houses should be divided . The eighth chapter gives a
minute description of sacrifices and other devotional rites , to be performed on ...
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... towns , and cities , with directions for building them ; the different parts of an
edifice , its ornaments , pedestals , bases , pillars , entablatures , & c .; the various
sorts of temples , consisting of from one to twelve stories high ; the construction of
...
... towns , and cities , with directions for building them ; the different parts of an
edifice , its ornaments , pedestals , bases , pillars , entablatures , & c .; the various
sorts of temples , consisting of from one to twelve stories high ; the construction of
...
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... c .; the third or dhanurmusti in constructing houses ; and the fourth or
dhanurgraha , in the measurement of villages , towns , and cities . According to
some , however , the cishcu hastha is adopted for all these purposes
indiscriminately .
... c .; the third or dhanurmusti in constructing houses ; and the fourth or
dhanurgraha , in the measurement of villages , towns , and cities . According to
some , however , the cishcu hastha is adopted for all these purposes
indiscriminately .
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The next chapter professes to describe nagaras or cities ; but as it contains
nothing farther than an enumeration of several sorts of cities and the various titles
of particular princes who are qualified to reside in them , 1 shall omit it altogether
.
The next chapter professes to describe nagaras or cities ; but as it contains
nothing farther than an enumeration of several sorts of cities and the various titles
of particular princes who are qualified to reside in them , 1 shall omit it altogether
.
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It was crowded with tributary princes , purified with sacrificial rites , and filled with
merchants of foreign countries . Its aspect had an enchanting effect ; and the
whole city was diversified with various colours , and decorated with regular
avenues ...
It was crowded with tributary princes , purified with sacrificial rites , and filled with
merchants of foreign countries . Its aspect had an enchanting effect ; and the
whole city was diversified with various colours , and decorated with regular
avenues ...
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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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