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.c35.271.4

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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).