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.c42.s1.53

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Professor Acharya acknowledges the co-operation in the production of this work of such outstanding international scholars as Dr. F. W. Thomas, Dr. L. D. Barnett, and Dr. J. Ph. Vogel, whose interest in the undertaking is a further testimony to its scientific importance. What the learned world demands from India in these matters is certainty of data, and this has undoubtedly been supplied as a result of the author’s prolonged research. The *Mānasāra* manuscripts are in a class by themselves and they have now been given to the world in a form which must be of permanent value. All students of the arts of ancient India should feel greatly indebted to Dr. Acharya for the illumination which he has thrown upon a comparatively unknown branch of Sanskrit study. The five volumes together are certainly a notable contribution to the available literature on the subject, and their compiler deserves every congratulation on the completion of his task.