Manasara Series (I. A Dictionary of Hindu Architecture; II. Indian Architecture according to Manasara-Shilpashastra; III. Manasara on Architecture and Sculpture: Sanskrit Text; IV. Architecture of Manasara: Translation; V. Architecture of Manasara: Illustrations; VI. Hindu Architecture in India and Abroad; VII. An Encyclopaedia of Hindu Architecture) v1.c6.s32.607

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“Vitruvius (Book IV, chap. VII) in this order forms the columns six diameter high, and makes their diminution one quarter of the diameter. He gives to the base and capital each one module in height. No pedestal is given by him. Over the capital he places the architrave of timber in two thicknesses connected together by dovetailed dowels. He, however, leaves the height unsettled, merely saying that their height should be such as may be suitable to the grandeur of the work where they are used. He directs no frieze, but places over the architrave cantilevers or mutuli projecting one-fourth of the height of the column, including the base and capital. He fixes no measure for the cornice, neither does he give any directions respecting the intercolumnations of this order. The instructions are not so specific as those which he lays down for other orders, and there have been various interpretations of the text, which unfortunately cannot in any of the suppositions be tested on ancient remains.” (Gwilt. Encycl. art. 2556).