Publications, Issue 35Royal Asiatic Society, 1834 |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 15
Page v
... length deduced , in the technical and scientific language of a foreign people , were all equally necessary to the completion of the task . It must , however , be understood that the author does not pro- fess to give the whole system of ...
... length deduced , in the technical and scientific language of a foreign people , were all equally necessary to the completion of the task . It must , however , be understood that the author does not pro- fess to give the whole system of ...
Page x
... length I have fortunately found a good sculptor of the Cammata tribe , a native of Tanjore , who is well acquainted with the practical part of the Hindú architecture , and with most of the terms used in the art . With his valuable aid I ...
... length I have fortunately found a good sculptor of the Cammata tribe , a native of Tanjore , who is well acquainted with the practical part of the Hindú architecture , and with most of the terms used in the art . With his valuable aid I ...
Page 12
... length in some of the ancient treatises on Arthasástra , or political science , and particularly in one attributed to Chánacya , the well - known minister of Chandragupta . * The same authorities also state , that ample instruction for ...
... length in some of the ancient treatises on Arthasástra , or political science , and particularly in one attributed to Chánacya , the well - known minister of Chandragupta . * The same authorities also state , that ample instruction for ...
Page 17
... length , with a tapering point resembling the leaf of a bambu , furnished with a share of three , five , or six angulas long and two thick , and with a beam of three yards in length . This machine is to be yoked to a pair of oxen of ...
... length , with a tapering point resembling the leaf of a bambu , furnished with a share of three , five , or six angulas long and two thick , and with a beam of three yards in length . This machine is to be yoked to a pair of oxen of ...
Page 18
... length to the beam , with holes at both ends , and a leathern strap attached to each , of two hastas in length , and of the thickness of the little finger . " * Men of the fourth class . 66 66 Having yoked the oxen , " continues the 18 ...
... length to the beam , with holes at both ends , and a leathern strap attached to each , of two hastas in length , and of the thickness of the little finger . " * Men of the fourth class . 66 66 Having yoked the oxen , " continues the 18 ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
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
Popular passages
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.