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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.s4.151

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.s4.151

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| | Heights in parts of a module | Projection from the axis of column in parts of a module |
| I. In the Tuscan order (Art. 2555) :— | | |
| .Cornice cyma- / tium 6 parts | 2 parts | 20 |
| | .... | 4 |
| Die 44 parts ....3. Die or dado 3 modules / and / 4. Congé or apophyge. | 4 .... 2 ,, | 16½ 16½ |
| Base 6 parts ....5. Fillet .... .... / 6. Plinth .... ..... | 1 part 5 parts | 18½ 20½ |
| II. In the Doric order (Art. 2665) :— | | |
| Cornice 6 parts1. Listel .... .... / 2. Echinus .... .... / 3. Fillet .... .... / 4. Corona .... .... / 5. Cyma reversa ..... | ½ part 1 ,, ½ ,, 2½ parts 1½ ,, | 23 22¾ 21¾ 21 18½ |
| Die .... | | |