[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Architecture and art](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art) › [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)](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.acharya-1927) › v1.c8.7 # 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.c8.7 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.c8.7 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c8.7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.acharya-1927.v1.c8.7) According to Vitruvius (Book I, chap. I, Transl. by Gwilt, pp. 3, 4), the architect “ should be a good writer, a skilful draftsman, versed in geometry and optics, expert at figures, acquainted with history, informed on the principles of natural and moral philosophy, somewhat of a musician, not ignorant of the sciences both of law and physic, nor of the motions, laws and relations of each other of heavenly bodies. ” But these do not include medicine. - [Previous: v1.c8.6](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.acharya-1927.v1.c8.6) - [Next: v1.c8.8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.acharya-1927.v1.c8.8) - [Up: v1.c8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.acharya-1927.v1.c8) ## Cites (1) - [De architectura](https://indike.org/pramana/inf.la.imperial.vitruvius) — Vitruvius Pollio, Latin --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.acharya-1927.v1.c8.7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.acharya-1927.v1.c8.7) · Pramāṇa