The Hindu Temple v2.c11.s1.77
The Hindu Temple v2.c11.s1.77
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²⁹ The Nava-tāla and Daśa-tāla proportions represent also two out of the three canons of classical antiquity, the 'navatāla' being that of Vitruvius. The entire height of the figure as 9 face lengths is also laid down as the norm in Byzantine painting, in the 'Painter's Book from Mount Athos'.