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... principal , and thirty - two Upa or subordinate . I have not been able to ascertain who was the author of these verses , but they contain little more than the titles of the works in question , and which are mostly patronymics of the ...
... principal , and thirty - two Upa or subordinate . I have not been able to ascertain who was the author of these verses , but they contain little more than the titles of the works in question , and which are mostly patronymics of the ...
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... principal qualifications of an architect consist in a knowledge of various branches of learning , such as arithmetic , geometry , drawing , sculpture , mythology , astrology , & c . , the usefulness of all of which to a master - builder ...
... principal qualifications of an architect consist in a knowledge of various branches of learning , such as arithmetic , geometry , drawing , sculpture , mythology , astrology , & c . , the usefulness of all of which to a master - builder ...
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... principal parts , namely , the upapítha or pedestal , the athisthána or base , the sthamba or pillar , and the prastára or entablature . Western architects consider the base , not as a distinct member , but as a constituent part of the ...
... principal parts , namely , the upapítha or pedestal , the athisthána or base , the sthamba or pillar , and the prastára or entablature . Western architects consider the base , not as a distinct member , but as a constituent part of the ...
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... principal ornaments of Indian architecture . It is gene- rally employed in detached pairs , in bases and cornices , one facing the other in opposite directions , and is formed upright or the reverse according to its situation , either ...
... principal ornaments of Indian architecture . It is gene- rally employed in detached pairs , in bases and cornices , one facing the other in opposite directions , and is formed upright or the reverse according to its situation , either ...
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Oriental Translation Fund. of contradictory rules . On this subject Mánasára , our principal guide , expresses himself in so ... principal kinds of pedestals are submitted . The height of the upapitha ( pedestal ) being divided 26 ON THE ...
Oriental Translation Fund. of contradictory rules . On this subject Mánasára , our principal guide , expresses himself in so ... principal kinds of pedestals are submitted . The height of the upapitha ( pedestal ) being divided 26 ON THE ...
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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.