Publications, Issue 35Royal Asiatic Society, 1834 |
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Page 23
... padma ; 12. ca- póta , & c . , which are circular . And as these mouldings frequently occur in the description of the several sorts of pedestals and bases which will be presently exhibited , a brief notice of their respective forms and ...
... padma ; 12. ca- póta , & c . , which are circular . And as these mouldings frequently occur in the description of the several sorts of pedestals and bases which will be presently exhibited , a brief notice of their respective forms and ...
Page 27
... padma , || one to the campa , eleven to the cantha , one to the campa , two to the padma , I three to the capóta , one to the álinga , and one to the antarita . " This refers to the first sort of the pedestal called pratibhadra . Fig ...
... padma , || one to the campa , eleven to the cantha , one to the campa , two to the padma , I three to the capóta , one to the álinga , and one to the antarita . " This refers to the first sort of the pedestal called pratibhadra . Fig ...
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... padma , † and one to the vajina or fillet . On the sur- face of the spout a cavity is to be made for discharging the water , from one to five angulas broad . The breadth of the cavity at the end should be three - fifths of that at the ...
... padma , † and one to the vajina or fillet . On the sur- face of the spout a cavity is to be made for discharging the water , from one to five angulas broad . The breadth of the cavity at the end should be three - fifths of that at the ...
Page 52
... padma above , one - third of it to the * Gríva is here used to signify that hollow space which supports an entablature under the cupola , though the term is generally applied to denote the whole ornament , consisting of the base , the ...
... padma above , one - third of it to the * Gríva is here used to signify that hollow space which supports an entablature under the cupola , though the term is generally applied to denote the whole ornament , consisting of the base , the ...
Page 53
... padma take up four parts ; which divide again into three equal parts , give one to the breadth of the cant'ha , and three to the breadth of the cumb'ha . Divide the breadth of the latter into nine equal parts , and give one to that of ...
... padma take up four parts ; which divide again into three equal parts , give one to the breadth of the cant'ha , and three to the breadth of the cumb'ha . Divide the breadth of the latter into nine equal parts , and give one to that of ...
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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.