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.c35.271.3

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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.