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... and I confidently hope that the result of my investigation will enable me to
present to the Royal Asiatic Society , through you , a correct account of a science
which may be now considered as almost lost for want of encouragement to study
it .
... and I confidently hope that the result of my investigation will enable me to
present to the Royal Asiatic Society , through you , a correct account of a science
which may be now considered as almost lost for want of encouragement to study
it .
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In building an edifice , therefore , let all its parts , from the basement to the roof ,
be duly considered . ” The word sthapati is from stha , that which is fixed or
formed , and pati lord or master , and consequently , like the Greek AFXITEXTWV
...
In building an edifice , therefore , let all its parts , from the basement to the roof ,
be duly considered . ” The word sthapati is from stha , that which is fixed or
formed , and pati lord or master , and consequently , like the Greek AFXITEXTWV
...
Page 26
But such a loose manner of prescribing rules for the dimensions of architectural
members must be considered objectionable , and but little compatible with
science and taste . In a Tamil fragment of a manuscript , purporting to be a
translation of ...
But such a loose manner of prescribing rules for the dimensions of architectural
members must be considered objectionable , and but little compatible with
science and taste . In a Tamil fragment of a manuscript , purporting to be a
translation of ...
Page 49
An edifice is called sud'ha which is composed of but one kind of material , as
stone , brick , & c . , and this is considered the best of all . Misra is that which is
composed of two kinds of materials , as brick and stone , or stone and metals ;
and ...
An edifice is called sud'ha which is composed of but one kind of material , as
stone , brick , & c . , and this is considered the best of all . Misra is that which is
composed of two kinds of materials , as brick and stone , or stone and metals ;
and ...
Page 63
Of the two , the shell chunam is generally considered the strongest and most
durable . The following is the mode of preparing stone chunam : The pebbles or
gravel stones are first beat with wooden pestles , to separate the alluminous clay
...
Of the two , the shell chunam is generally considered the strongest and most
durable . The following is the mode of preparing stone chunam : The pebbles or
gravel stones are first beat with wooden pestles , to separate the alluminous clay
...
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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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