Vastu-shastra (Vol. I: Hindu Science of Architecture; Vol. II: Hindu Canons of Iconography and Painting) v2.c74.s2.99
Vāstu-śāstra (Vol. I: Hindu Science of Architecture; Vol. II: Hindu Canons of Iconography and Painting) v2.c74.s2.99
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Thus this is the standard of measurement of the body of the gods. Now after this, the text proceeds with the different varieties of the forms of the gods, demons and men etc., together with the enumeration of the species of elephants, horses, lions, serpents, hens, etc. etc. and this I believe, is altogether an innovation in this work. In the ancient paintings the motifs centered round the celestial beings, *i. e.*, Yakṣas and Apsaras and the natural sceneries, but with the advent of the Medievel trends in the art, the motifs from animal kingdom also fascinated the artist. A detailed tabulation will be found in the subsequent Part III—‘Painting’.