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) v7.c47.7209

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‘ Moral philosophy will teach the architect to be above meanness in his dealings, and to avoid arrogance ; and will make him just, compliant and faithful to his employer. . . . That branch of philosophy which the Greeks call the doctrine of physics is necessary to him in the solution of various problems ; as for instance, in the conduct of water. . . . Music assists him in the use of harmonic and mathematical proportion. It is, moreover, absolutely necessary in adjusting the force of the balistae, catapultae and scorpions. . . . Skill in physic enables him to ascertain the salubrity of different tracts of country, and to determine the variation of climates. . . . Law should be an object of his study, especially those parts of it which relate to party-walls, to the free course and discharge of the eaves’ waters, the regulations of cesspools and sewage, and those relating to window lights. . . .