Essay on the Architecture of the Hindus c4.s3.19

c4.s3.19

The height of the entablature is one-fourth of that of the column. It is to be divided into twenty-one parts, eight are given to the architrave, seven to the cornice, and six to the *vyálam*.[†] Of the eight parts of the architrave, one is to be given to the cavetto, three to the tena or benda (*uttara*) with its listels, two to the cimarecta, and two to the upper facia (*vájina*). Of the seven parts of the cornice, one occupies the fillet, and the remainder the ovolo (*prastara*); and of the six parts of the cornice, three to be given to the cavetto, two to the *prativájina*, and one to the fillet. The projection of the *vájina*[‡] of the architrave is equal to that of the capital, that of the *prastara* is twice as much, and that of the cornice equal to its own height. After making a similar division of the entablature, our author lays down the following rule respecting the projection of the members. "The height of the architrave being divided into four, five, six, seven, or eight parts, one should be given to its projection beyond the pillars. The *capóta*[§] projects equal to its height, or to three-fourths of it, and the *vájina* one-fourth." "The *álinga* recedes about one diameter, and the *antarita* projects equal to its own height, and the same may be said of the *prati*."