History of Indian and Eastern Architecture v1.c19.s1.8

v1.c19.s1.8

Instead of a continuous bracket like that shown in the last example, a more usual form, in modern times at least, is that of several detached brackets placed a little distance apart the one from the other. When used in moderation this is the more pleasing form of the two, and in southern India it is generally used with great success. In the north they are liable to exaggerate it, as in the gateway from Jhinjhuwâdâ in Gujarât (Woodcut No. 169, p. 312), when it becomes unpleasing, though singularly characteristic of the style.¹