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.c35.271

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.c35.271

Language: English

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Wait, let's re-check the rotation! If Left edge becomes Top: - Bottom-Left becomes Top-Left. That's where "THE TEN-STOREYED BUILDINGS" starts! - Top-Left becomes Top-Right. That's where "SHEET NO XC" is! - Bottom-Right becomes Bottom-Left. That's where "SCALE OF ... PARTS" is! - Top-Right becomes Bottom-Right. That's where "S. C. MUKHERJI." is! Wait, is S. C. Mukherji at the bottom-right or top-right? Wait, in the image as presented: "S. C. MUKHERJI." is near the bottom-right corner! Wait, if it's near the bottom-right corner in the image as presented, and Left becomes Top: Bottom-Right becomes Bottom-Left! Wait, why would the author/draughtsman signature be at the bottom-left? Usually draughtsman signature is at the bottom-right, and scale is at the bottom-left or center! Wait, look at the numbers of the scale: 0, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25. In the image as presented, 0 is at the bottom, 25 is at the top! Wait! 0 is at the BOTTOM, 25 is at the TOP?! Look at "SCALE OF": "SCALE OF" is at the bottom! Then a bar with divisions. Then numbers: 0, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, PARTS. Wait, 0 is near "SCALE OF", which is at the BOTTOM! 25 is towards the TOP (towards the middle/right)! If 0 is at the bottom and 25 is above it, then reading from 0 to 25 goes from BOTTOM to TOP! That means from LEFT to RIGHT when rotated 90° CLOCKWISE! Because Bottom -> Left, Top -> Right! So when rotated 90° clockwise: Bottom becomes LEFT. 0 is at the LEFT, 25 is at the RIGHT!

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And "SCALE OF [bar] PARTS" goes from left to right! And "BHAVANA-KĀNTA TYPE / OF 28 PARTS ONLY": Where is it? In the image, it is between the plan and the scale. B is towards the bottom, ONLY is towards the top! So B is on the left, ONLY is on the right! And S. C. MUKHERJI: Wait, where is "S. C. MUKHERJI."? Look at the image as presented: It's at the bottom right, below the scale? Wait, no! The scale is at the bottom. "S. C. MUKHERJI." is at the right edge, vertically, near the top? No, it's at the bottom-right: S . C . M U K H E R J I . The 'S' is towards the top, or '.' is towards the bottom? Look at the letters: S. C. MUKHERJI. S is near the middle, MUKHERJI is towards the bottom right corner! Wait! The '.' after MUKHERJI is at the bottom right corner! So S is higher up, MUKHERJI is lower down. Wait, that means reading it downwards? If Left becomes Top, then S (higher up) is to the RIGHT, and MUKHERJI (lower down) is to the LEFT? That would be backwards! Wait! Let me look really closely at "S. C. MUKHERJI."! Letter S is at the top? No! Look at the characters: "S. C. MUKHERJI." Wait, look at the bottom right: The letter nearest the corner is J I . Wait, J has the hook pointing... Let's zoom in to "S. C. MUKHERJI.": It says: "S. C. MUKHERJI." S is near the center, then C., then M, U, K, H, E, R, J, I. Wait, the dot after MUKHERJI is at the far right/bottom! Wait, look at "SHEET NO XC": S H E E T N O X C In the image: S is near the bottom-left? No, it's at the top left!

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Wait, why is SHEET NO XC at the top left? Let's read SHEET NO XC: S is on the left, H is to the right, E, E, T, N, O, X, C. Wait, that reads from LEFT to RIGHT in the current image! Wait! "SHEET NO XC" is written HORIZONTALLY in the current image! Wait, really?! Look at "SHEET NO XC": S H E E T N O X C Wait, S, H, E, E, T: are they horizontal? Look at N, O, X, C: The line underneath "SHEET NO XC"? There is a line or border. Wait, look at the letters S, H, E, E, T: Wait, if you rotate 90° clockwise: S is at the top, XC is at the bottom? No, look at the letter E in SHEET: the spine is horizontal, arms point up? No, the spine of E is on the left, arms point right? Wait! Let's rotate 90 degrees counter-clockwise and look: If rotated 90° COUNTER-CLOCKWISE: Top edge becomes Left edge. Right edge becomes Top edge. Bottom edge becomes Right edge. Left edge becomes Bottom edge. Then "THE TEN-STOREYED BUILDINGS" would be at the BOTTOM! Does a book put "THE TEN-STOREYED BUILDINGS — CHAPTER XXVIII / SUGGESTIONS FOR PLANS IN GENERAL" at the BOTTOM? NO! Headings are ALWAYS at the top! "THE TEN-STOREYED BUILDINGS — CHAPTER XXVIII" is clearly the page heading / plate title! Plate titles are at the top! And "SHEET NO XC": Sheet numbers are almost always at the TOP-RIGHT or TOP-LEFT! If "THE TEN-STOREYED BUILDINGS" is at the top, then the Left edge must be the TOP edge! Wait, if the Left edge is the TOP edge, then the rotation is 90° CLOCKWISE.

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Let's check where "SHEET NO XC" is: In the current image, "SHEET NO XC" is at the top left, which is on the Left edge! Wait, it's next to the heading! Look at the Left edge: At the bottom-left of the current image: "THE TEN-STOREYED BUILDINGS — CHAPTER XXVIII" In the middle-left: "SUGGESTIONS FOR PLANS IN GENERAL" At the top-left: "SHEET NO XC" Wait! They are along the SAME EDGE! "SHEET NO XC" is at one end of that edge, and "THE TEN-STOREYED BUILDINGS" is along that edge! Yes! In landscape plates, the running head has the title on the left/center, and the Sheet number on the right (or vice versa)! Look at that: Title: "THE TEN-STOREYED BUILDINGS — CHAPTER XXVIII" Subtitle: "SUGGESTIONS FOR PLANS IN GENERAL" And on the other end of that top edge: "SHEET NO XC"! They are all at the TOP of the plate! This proves beyond any doubt that the LEFT edge of the current image is the TOP of the plate! The plate must be read with the LEFT edge as TOP (i.e. rotated 90° clockwise).