Publications, Issue 35Royal Asiatic Society, 1834 |
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Page 31
... Plate II . ) The pedestal is equal in height to three - fourths of the base , and is of the kind called védibadhra ( Plate I. ) The column is also placed , as may be seen in another design ( Plate IV . ) , only on a pedestal which is ...
... Plate II . ) The pedestal is equal in height to three - fourths of the base , and is of the kind called védibadhra ( Plate I. ) The column is also placed , as may be seen in another design ( Plate IV . ) , only on a pedestal which is ...
Page 32
... manner of the p'haláca is three - quarters of the lower diameter of the column , and is * The forms of this ornament may be seen in Plate VI . divided into thirteen parts ; two are given to the 32 ON THE ARCHITECTURE OF THE HINDUS .
... manner of the p'haláca is three - quarters of the lower diameter of the column , and is * The forms of this ornament may be seen in Plate VI . divided into thirteen parts ; two are given to the 32 ON THE ARCHITECTURE OF THE HINDUS .
Page 33
... Plate VI . † A moulding used above the cornice , and which takes its name from being generally orna , mented with the figures of the animal called vyála . A square moulding so called . § The projecting member of the cornice . F The ...
... Plate VI . † A moulding used above the cornice , and which takes its name from being generally orna , mented with the figures of the animal called vyála . A square moulding so called . § The projecting member of the cornice . F The ...
Page 35
... Plate VI . A sort of moulding made in the form of a serpent . A moulding made in the form of a lotus . are made , with the same height given to them F 2 ON THE ARCHITECTURE OF THE HINDUS . 35 height, and the middlemost square is ...
... Plate VI . A sort of moulding made in the form of a serpent . A moulding made in the form of a lotus . are made , with the same height given to them F 2 ON THE ARCHITECTURE OF THE HINDUS . 35 height, and the middlemost square is ...
Page 36
... Plate XVI . con- tains three more designs of pillars , which may also serve as specimens of those of the seventh ... Plate VI . + See Plate VI . malei , but I cannot find any thing in the 36 ON THE ARCHITECTURE OF THE HINDUS .
... Plate XVI . con- tains three more designs of pillars , which may also serve as specimens of those of the seventh ... Plate VI . + See Plate VI . malei , but I cannot find any thing in the 36 ON THE ARCHITECTURE OF THE HINDUS .
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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.