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) v6.c40.s12.t7.12
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) v6.c40.s12.t7.12
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Columns, when in rows, must be in a straight line. ‘The intercolumnation may be two, three, four or five diameters; it is measured in three ways, first, from the inner extremity of the base of one pillar to that of another; second, from the centre of the two pillars; and third from the outer extremities of the pillars including the two bases.’ There seems to be no fixed inter-columnation. This has been left to the discretion of architects who are, however, required to be particularly careful with regard to beauty and utility.