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) v2.c18.194
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) v2.c18.194
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Bṛihat-saṁhitā, by Varāhamihira, short description of, 22; method of treatment of architectural matters in, 28; definition of *hāra* from, 68; other works compared with, 109, 110, 116; twenty types of buildings from, 117, 118, 119; *aṅgula* and *tāla* measures from, 122, 123; the five orders from, 125, 150; eight kinds of mouldings from, 127, 151, 152; styles of architecture from, 130, 131; probably based on *Mānasāra*, 132; references to selection of sites and examination of soil from, 140; relation with other works, 160, 167, 168, 194, 198; detailed comparison with *Mānasāra*, 161, 164; mention of architectural authorities in, 165; as a polytechnical work, 175.