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.s32.628
Mānasāra Series (I. A Dictionary of Hindu Architecture; II. Indian Architecture according to Mānasāra-Śilpaśāstra; III. Mānasāra on Architecture and Sculpture: Sanskrit Text; IV. Architecture of Mānasāra: Translation; V. Architecture of Mānasāra: Illustrations; VI. Hindu Architecture in India and Abroad; VII. An Encyclopaedia of Hindu Architecture) v1.c6.s32.628
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“The base is to be divided into eighteen equal parts, two to be given to the plinth, one to its fillet, three to the cyma recta, three to the cavetto with its listel, three to the torus, three to the upper cavetto, two to the plat-band (pāda-bandha), and one to the cimbra (? cymbia). The projection of the plinth is one-third of the height of the whole base, the torus and the plat-band project equal to their respective heights.”