History of Indian and Eastern Architecture v1.c8.s16.2

v1.c8.s16.2

It is remarkable that, with all the present day activity in every branch of Sanskrit research, so very little has been done for the illustration of mythology, which is so intimately connected with the whole literature. It would be a legitimate part of the duty of the Archæological Surveys to collect materials on a systematic plan for this object ; and the production of illustrations has now become so easy and inexpensive that photographs from original materials of a satisfactory class might readily be published to supply this most pressing desideratum. The details of the emblems and symbols of the numerous divinities of the pantheon could also be collected, along with the delineations, by those familiar with such symbols. All this could easily be accomplished, and it is consequently hoped it may before long be attempted.¹