Publications, Issue 35Royal Asiatic Society, 1834 |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 11
Page 18
... lotus , are to be preferred . They should be decorated with fillets and the like , and their horns and hoofs with gold or silver rings . The sthapati , clad in fresh garments , and adorned with garlands of flowers , waits the auspicious ...
... lotus , are to be preferred . They should be decorated with fillets and the like , and their horns and hoofs with gold or silver rings . The sthapati , clad in fresh garments , and adorned with garlands of flowers , waits the auspicious ...
Page 23
... , ( 11 ) literally lotus , is supposed to resemble a petal of that flower . It is a sort of compound figure , partly convex and partly concave ; and its section is composed of two ON THE ARCHITECTURE OF THE HINDUS . 23.
... , ( 11 ) literally lotus , is supposed to resemble a petal of that flower . It is a sort of compound figure , partly convex and partly concave ; and its section is composed of two ON THE ARCHITECTURE OF THE HINDUS . 23.
Page 24
... lotus , with its pointed head somewhat inclined towards the top . In some specimens , this moulding is placed at the base of columns , and looks very much like an apophyge or ogre of the Ionick and Corinthian orders , being formed ...
... lotus , with its pointed head somewhat inclined towards the top . In some specimens , this moulding is placed at the base of columns , and looks very much like an apophyge or ogre of the Ionick and Corinthian orders , being formed ...
Page 27
... lotus , the square fillets with forms of gems , blossoms , foliages , & c . , and the cantha with figures of vyálas , ** sinhas , tt or of leaves , flowers , and the like . " * Plinth . + Fillet . Cima recta . Dado . § Platland . ** A ...
... lotus , the square fillets with forms of gems , blossoms , foliages , & c . , and the cantha with figures of vyálas , ** sinhas , tt or of leaves , flowers , and the like . " * Plinth . + Fillet . Cima recta . Dado . § Platland . ** A ...
Page 32
... lotus be made under the foot of the pillar , one or two diameters in height , and let it be adorned with figures of demons , lions , and the like . " The height of the capital , which is made after the manner of the p'haláca is three ...
... lotus be made under the foot of the pillar , one or two diameters in height , and let it be adorned with figures of demons , lions , and the like . " The height of the capital , which is made after the manner of the p'haláca is three ...
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.