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Page 51
... detailed enumeration of the proportions of the different sorts of vimánas ,
consisting of from one to twelve stories ; but as it would be extremely tiresome to
specify the whole , even in the most abridged form , I shall insert the
measurements of ...
... detailed enumeration of the proportions of the different sorts of vimánas ,
consisting of from one to twelve stories ; but as it would be extremely tiresome to
specify the whole , even in the most abridged form , I shall insert the
measurements of ...
Page 55
In the lower story is placed the statue of the god whose name the temple bears ;
in the upper that of Ranganát'ha ... the plan , and of the three different deities
being worshipped one above another , in as many stories , of which it is
composed .
In the lower story is placed the statue of the god whose name the temple bears ;
in the upper that of Ranganát'ha ... the plan , and of the three different deities
being worshipped one above another , in as many stories , of which it is
composed .
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A VIMANA CONSISTING OF FIVE STORIES . ( See Plate XXXII . ) “ The height is
to be divided into twenty - four parts : one and a - half to be given to the base ,
three to the pillar , one and a half to the entablature of the first story ; two and a -
half ...
A VIMANA CONSISTING OF FIVE STORIES . ( See Plate XXXII . ) “ The height is
to be divided into twenty - four parts : one and a - half to be given to the base ,
three to the pillar , one and a half to the entablature of the first story ; two and a -
half ...
Page 58
A dwárasób'ha consists of one or two stories ; a dwarasála of from two to four ; a
dwáraprasáda , of from three to five ; a dwárahamya , of from five to seven ; and a
dwáragópura , of from seven to sixteen stories . ” “ And the breadth of gópuras ...
A dwárasób'ha consists of one or two stories ; a dwarasála of from two to four ; a
dwáraprasáda , of from three to five ; a dwárahamya , of from five to seven ; and a
dwáragópura , of from seven to sixteen stories . ” “ And the breadth of gópuras ...
Page 59
The diameter of the gópura of two stories being divided into seven parts , four to
be given to the interior space , and three to the thickness of the walls . " “ The
diameter of the gópura of three stories being divided into nine parts , four to be
given ...
The diameter of the gópura of two stories being divided into seven parts , four to
be given to the interior space , and three to the thickness of the walls . " “ The
diameter of the gópura of three stories being divided into nine parts , four to be
given ...
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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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