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The concave part of it , when placed with its bottom reversed , is often so
designed as to project forward or rise up , after having touched , as it were , the
fillet below , with a small perpendicular curvature , resembling in shape the petal
of the ...
The concave part of it , when placed with its bottom reversed , is often so
designed as to project forward or rise up , after having touched , as it were , the
fillet below , with a small perpendicular curvature , resembling in shape the petal
of the ...
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When placed under pillars of an inferior sort , in porticoes and the like , and
without a pedestal , its height is stated to be one - fourth , or one - third of that of
the whole pillar . To bases , or rather basements , raised under pilasters in
vimánas ...
When placed under pillars of an inferior sort , in porticoes and the like , and
without a pedestal , its height is stated to be one - fourth , or one - third of that of
the whole pillar . To bases , or rather basements , raised under pilasters in
vimánas ...
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The second sort of column is seven diameters in height ; it is placed in most
examples upon a base and pedestal ; the base is two diameters high ; it belongs
to the species called cumbhandha . ( See Plate II . ) The pedestal is equal in
height to ...
The second sort of column is seven diameters in height ; it is placed in most
examples upon a base and pedestal ; the base is two diameters high ; it belongs
to the species called cumbhandha . ( See Plate II . ) The pedestal is equal in
height to ...
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Moreover , the idol to be placed in the vimana , called sť hánaca , should be in an
erect posture ; that to be placed in the ásana , in a sitting ; and that to be placed in
the sayana , in a recumbent posture . ” “ Vimanas are again divided into five ...
Moreover , the idol to be placed in the vimana , called sť hánaca , should be in an
erect posture ; that to be placed in the ásana , in a sitting ; and that to be placed in
the sayana , in a recumbent posture . ” “ Vimanas are again divided into five ...
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In the lower story is placed the statue of the god whose name the temple bears ;
in the upper that of Ranganát'ha * recumbently , and in the third that of
Paravásudéva , * sitting under the canopy of a cobra de capello . of a cobra de
capello .
In the lower story is placed the statue of the god whose name the temple bears ;
in the upper that of Ranganát'ha * recumbently , and in the third that of
Paravásudéva , * sitting under the canopy of a cobra de capello . of a cobra de
capello .
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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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