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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.s32.774

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.s32.774

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(12) Visadru-sutaḥ Kamau Śilpi—“Visadru’s son, Kamau, the architect (of the fifth octagonal pillar, middle row, of the north-west cloister). This simple record of the architect or head mason Kamau is the most valuable inscription of the Lal Darwāza, as it is another proof of the truth of Fergusson’s remark that the cause of the admixture of Hindu and Muhammadan styles in the Jaunpur was the employment of Hindu masons.” Dr. A. Führer.