Mediaeval Sinhalese Art c35.93

c35.93

Lac (lakaḍa), resinous product of the lac insect, 215-217: as a plain varnish, 167: preparation, colouring and uses of, 215-217: not to be confused with lacquer as applied in Japan, 215: -inlaid ivory, 186; Pl. XXXVI., 8, XXXVII., 1, 6-9, 11: -inlaid shell, 188; Pl. XLI., 1: patterns of lac-work, 106, 217; Figs. 132 133; Pl. XXVII. Lace, edging of needle-lace, 240; Pl. XXVIII., 2, 3. Lacquered, i.e., covered with lac by methods described in Ch. XII., book-covers, 52: bench legs, 49, 186: box, Pl. XIII., 3: cane, 20: railings, 141: handles of tools, 142: cresset handles, 204: staves, 106, 195, 216; Figs. 132, 133; Pl. XXVII., 1. Lac-work (lakaḍa-vēḍa), 215-217: -workers, ī-vaḍuvō, 54, 55, 215: lacquered cane, 20: lac as a varnish, 167: lacquered objects illustrated, Figs. 132, 133; Pls. IX., 5, (legs of chair), XIII., 3, XXVII.: lac-inlaid, XXVI., 8, XXVII., 6-9, XLI., 1. Lac-worker, see ī-vaḍuvā: tools, methods, 216: of Aṅgalmaḍuva, Hapuvida, Hūrikaḍuva, Pallekanda, etc., 215. Laha, a measure of grain, 140. Lakaya, span, measure of length, used for cloth, 233. Lakṣhaṇa, mark, tech, perfection, 155. Lakṣhmaṇa, half brother of Rāma, known in Ceylon as Saman Dēviyō, entrusted with the charge of Ceylon and especially of Adam’s Peak (Samaṇaḷa), 46: see Saman Dēviyō. Lakshmi, see Śrī. Lakuṇu kala, ‘having marked the outlines’ of a design, 166: lakuṇu karanavā, to mark the outlines of a design, 67. Lalata sūtra, one of the plumb-lines used in making images, 160. Lalique, modern French jeweller, 211. Lamba-kēṭaya, plumb-line, 141: -taṭuva, frame for suspension of plumb-lines, 152, 157; Figs. 94, 95. Lamp (pāna), for coconut oil, metal, 32, 204; Fig. 126: earthen, meṭi-pana, 223: -stands, pan-kanda, 223: Pl. XXVI., 9, 10, 11. Lamp-black, 52, 164. Land tenure, feudal, 7, 22, 23, 24-30, 54 seq., 76, 263: in particular of various craftsmen, blacksmiths, 24, 193, 194, 263, goldsmiths, 25, 54 seq., 76, musicians, 25, 26, 188, potters, 25, tailors, 237, washermen, 26, 263: v. also paṅguva, baḍa-veḍilla. Laṅkā, = Ceylon. Laṅkā-tilaka, ‘Brow-spot of Ceylon,’ temple built by Parākrama Bāhu, 8: -Vihāra, a temple in Uḍa Nuvara, C.P., exterior, Pl. VII., 1: interior, Pl. VIIIA: cost of fourteenth century building, 56: bird-shaped lamp, 89, 204; Fig. 126: pansala, 119: trivaṅka images, 160: roof of porch, 262. Lantern, (pān-kuḍuva): metal, Pl. XLIV., 7: earthen, 223; Pl. XXVI., 8. Lanuva, cord, string: lanu-geṭa, plait design, 107, 217, 245, 248; Fig. 143 (1): Pls. XI., 6, 7, XXVIII., 1, 3, XXIX., 4, XXXIII., 5. Laṭā kinnara, kiṅdurā, v. kiṅdura. Laṭā, woman, creeper, vine, ‘branch’: v. also nārī-laṭā, liya-veḷa. Lathe, 141, 147, 187; Pl. VI., 4, 5. Lawrie, Sir A. C., 12, 14, 15, 20, 23, 31, 35, 36, 44, 46, 48, 56, 58, 59, 62, 70, 75, 76, 77, 78, 90, 94, 119, 120, 148, 149, 188, 192, 193, 194, 205, 207, 212, 213, 214, 219, 238, 264. Lead, īyam, ingredient of alloy, 205: pencils, 69, 165. Leather, book-bindings, 179; Pl. LII., 1: -workers, v. sommārayō. Lēkama, lēkam-mahātmayā, secretary, head of a department, 38, 207, 209, 180: -miṭiya, great record, archives containing record of land holdings and services, 24, 38. Lēkhaniya, pen, essential part of a writing style, 208. Le Mesurier, C. J. R., 6, 223. Lēnagala, 165. Lenavela, 75.