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Page 16
Nay , soine have gone even so far as to forbid the lower class from occupying the
ground suited to the higher , and vice verså , on pain of incurring the severest
vengeance of heaven ; but the principle on which these distinctions are founded
is ...
Nay , soine have gone even so far as to forbid the lower class from occupying the
ground suited to the higher , and vice verså , on pain of incurring the severest
vengeance of heaven ; but the principle on which these distinctions are founded
is ...
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The following rule is laid down in the first section of the Cásyapa , for the purpose
of ascertaining the solidity of the ground on which the foundation is to be laid .
Having dug a pit a hasta in depth , in the middle of the ground , return the earth ...
The following rule is laid down in the first section of the Cásyapa , for the purpose
of ascertaining the solidity of the ground on which the foundation is to be laid .
Having dug a pit a hasta in depth , in the middle of the ground , return the earth ...
Page 19
The ground will become purified by the froth flowing from the mouths of the cows ,
and by their ordure , after which you may commence building in the centre
thereof . " The next thing of seeming importance treated of by Hindú architects , is
the ...
The ground will become purified by the froth flowing from the mouths of the cows ,
and by their ordure , after which you may commence building in the centre
thereof . " The next thing of seeming importance treated of by Hindú architects , is
the ...
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to be given to the pedestal , one to the base , and two to the pillars ; and the
upper part of the pyramid , which is equal in height to the breadth of the ground -
plan , being divided into twenty - nine parts , two are to be given to the
entablature of ...
to be given to the pedestal , one to the base , and two to the pillars ; and the
upper part of the pyramid , which is equal in height to the breadth of the ground -
plan , being divided into twenty - nine parts , two are to be given to the
entablature of ...
Page 63
In some places the stone is burnt by simply laying alternate layers of stone and
charcoal on the ground , in the proportion of two parts of charcoal to one of stone
, and thus allowed to burn out . The stone , after being burnt , is slacked by laying
...
In some places the stone is burnt by simply laying alternate layers of stone and
charcoal on the ground , in the proportion of two parts of charcoal to one of stone
, and thus allowed to burn out . The stone , after being burnt , is slacked by laying
...
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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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