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but the portion I have in my possession contains no more than forty - one
chapters , in which are described the measures used in architecture , sculpThe
first chapter treats of the measures used in architecture , sculpture , carpentry , &
c .; the ...
but the portion I have in my possession contains no more than forty - one
chapters , in which are described the measures used in architecture , sculpThe
first chapter treats of the measures used in architecture , sculpture , carpentry , &
c .; the ...
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A minute technical description is here given by the two authors abovementioned ,
of the various ornaments with which the ... It may , however , be useful to take a
general view of the different kinds of pillars and their ornaments as described by
...
A minute technical description is here given by the two authors abovementioned ,
of the various ornaments with which the ... It may , however , be useful to take a
general view of the different kinds of pillars and their ornaments as described by
...
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Its form will be described in another place . * In the following description of pillars
every member belonging to an order is considered , and particularly the
entablature , which is made the subject of a distinct chapter in the Mánasára .
Its form will be described in another place . * In the following description of pillars
every member belonging to an order is considered , and particularly the
entablature , which is made the subject of a distinct chapter in the Mánasára .
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... fourths of a diameter ; and last of all , the capital of the kind called pushpaband'
ha , which has already been described ... though not in their proportions , to
agree with the description given by Mánasára of that which he called
pálicástambha ...
... fourths of a diameter ; and last of all , the capital of the kind called pushpaband'
ha , which has already been described ... though not in their proportions , to
agree with the description given by Mánasára of that which he called
pálicástambha ...
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YAKKUN NATTANNAWA , A Cingalese Poem , descriptive of the Ceylon System
of Demonology ; to which is appended , the Practices of a Capua or Devil Priest ,
as described by a Budhist : and KOLAN NATTANNAWA , a Cingalese Poem ...
YAKKUN NATTANNAWA , A Cingalese Poem , descriptive of the Ceylon System
of Demonology ; to which is appended , the Practices of a Capua or Devil Priest ,
as described by a Budhist : and KOLAN NATTANNAWA , a Cingalese Poem ...
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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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