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) v5.c35.265
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) v5.c35.265
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Top edge (originally right edge): Top left corner: Nothing, wait: In the original scan: "SHEET NO XC" is at the top right of the rotated view (near the corner). When rotated 90° CCW: Original top edge becomes left edge. Original right edge becomes top edge. So: "S. C. MUKHERJI." at the bottom-right of the original right edge? Wait, let's look at "SHEET NO XC": Letters: S H E E T N O X C The tops of the letters in "SHEET NO XC" face right! Wait, look at "SHEET NO XC": S is on the left, XC on the right. Tops of letters face UP relative to the current view? Wait! Look closely at "SHEET NO XC": S H E E T N O X C Tops of letters face toward the top of the current image! Wait, look at: "THE TEN-STOREYED BUILDINGS — CHAPTER XXVIII" "SUGGESTIONS FOR PLANS IN GENERAL" Tops of these letters face LEFT! Wait, look at "THE": T is at the left, H is to the right of T? No! Look at the characters: "THE TEN-STOREYED BUILDINGS" Wait! The word "THE" is at the bottom left: T H E T is capital, H is capital, E is capital. Top of T, H, E is towards the LEFT border! No, look at T: the crossbar is on the left? No, the vertical stem is at the bottom, crossbar at the top? Wait! Look at the 'E' in "THE": The three horizontal prongs of E point UP towards the top of the current image! The spine of E is at the bottom! That means the text reads from left to right along the vertical axis? Let's check: If the spine of E is to the left/bottom: Ah!
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Look at: "NOTE:-" N O T E : - N is on the left, - is on the right? No, N is towards the bottom, O above it, T above it, E above it, :- at the top! Wait, look at the letters in "NOTE:-": N is at the left (bottom-most in the line): Wait, the letter N: two vertical strokes and a diagonal. Look at: "BHADRA" inside the box: B H A D R A B is at the bottom, A is at the top? Wait, B has its flat back to the left, and round loops to the right! So tops of letters face LEFT, bottom of letters face RIGHT? Wait! If flat back of B is to the left, then for a B, the top of the letter is towards the TOP or BOTTOM? For B, the flat back is on the LEFT. The two loops are on the RIGHT. That means it's oriented completely normally if you look at it with the bottom at the bottom? Wait! If B has flat back on the left and loops on the right, it is oriented normally! But wait, B H A D R A: Is B at the bottom and A at the top, or B at the left and A at the right? In "BHADRA": B is at the bottom? No, look at the box labeled "MADHYA-ŚĀLĀ": M A D H Y A - Ś Ā L Ā M is at the left, A at the right? M is at the bottom, A is at the top! Wait, look at M: it has two vertical legs and a V in the middle. The legs are pointing to the RIGHT! The top of the M is to the LEFT! Wait, if the legs of M point to the right, then the bottom of M is to the right! The top of M is to the left!
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Wait, let's turn the head to the left (counter-clockwise): If I turn my head 90° to the left (looking from the right edge): The top of the page is the RIGHT edge. Let's check: "S. C. MUKHERJI." S . C . M U K H E R J I . If my head is tilted left, S is on the left, . C. MUKHERJI is to the right. The tops of S, C, M, U, K, H, E, R, J, I face towards the top (which is the LEFT edge of the current image)! Wait, if tops face left, then rotating 90° CLOCKWISE makes the left edge become the top edge! Wait, let's verify: If we rotate 90° CLOCKWISE: - The left edge becomes the top edge. - The tops of letters (which face the left edge) will face UP! YES! The tops of the letters face the LEFT edge of the current image! Let's double check this: Look at "THE TEN-STOREYED BUILDINGS": If you rotate 90° CLOCKWISE: The left edge becomes the top. "SHEET NO XC": Wait, where is "SHEET NO XC"? In the current image, it's at the top right, but wait: Look at "SHEET NO XC" in the current image: S is on the left, XC is on the right. Tops of S H E E T face... wait, look at the letter E in SHEET: The three bars of E point DOWN? Let's look closely at "SHEET NO XC": S H E E T The bar of T is on the left? No, it's rotated! Wait, look at "SCALE OF PARTS": S C A L E O F [ ] PARTS 0 5 10 15 20 25 The numbers: 0, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25. 0 is on the left (bottom of image). 25 is on the right (top of image). Tops of 0, 5, 1, 2 face to the LEFT edge! Look at the 5: the horizontal top bar is to the left!
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Look at 10: the top of 1 is to the left! Look at "SCALE OF": S is at the bottom, OF is above it. The tops of S, C, A, L, E face to the LEFT edge! YES! Everything is oriented with its TOP facing the LEFT edge! Wait, what about "SHEET NO XC"? Look at "SHEET NO XC": Ah, S is at the bottom, H is above it, E, E, T, N, O, X, C! Wait, in the current image, "SHEET NO XC" is at the top left! Wait, it is vertically written? No, it's in the corner: "SHEET NO XC" S is towards the left-ish, XC towards the right? Wait, look at the letters "S H E E T": If tops face the left edge, then S is at the bottom (towards the bottom of the current image, which is the left when rotated), and XC is towards the top! Let's rotate 90 degrees CLOCKWISE in our mind: - Left edge becomes TOP edge. - Right edge becomes BOTTOM edge. - Top edge becomes RIGHT edge. - Bottom edge becomes LEFT edge.