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.s1.59

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It has taken Dr. Acharya more than twenty years to complete this enormous task, and he deserves no less credit for the perseverance with which he has carried it through than for the enthusiasm which first induced him to undertake it. In 1918 he published a *Summary of the Mānasāra* as his Doctor’s Thesis at the University of Leyden. In 1927 he brought out his *Dictionary of Hindu Architecture* and his *Indian Architecture according to Mānasāra Śilpa-śāstra*, both preliminary to the three final volumes, published in 1934, which consist of the Sanskrit text with appendices, index and critical notes (altogether more than 800 pages), the English translation with a copious index (another volume of some 800 pages), and a fifth volume of 157 partly coloured plates. These plates, it should be understood, do not form part of the original work; they have been prepared by three modern draughtsmen who have performed their task with considerable skill.