Vastu-shastra (Vol. I: Hindu Science of Architecture; Vol. II: Hindu Canons of Iconography and Painting) v2.c76.207

v2.c76.207

The Ab. C. directs that in the preparation of the background of the wall for mural paintings first we have to white-wash the wall and see that it does not show any wounds (i. e. crevices ect.) and then prepare a lepa, for its polish. The technique of its preparation is : let a new buffallo skin be obtained and it should then be got wet in water so that it becomes as smooth as the butter. Afterwards it should be cut into śalākā like piecess and when they arc dried up, they may be used in plastering the wall with Vajralepa, duly mixed up with certain proportionate formula of clay, sand, powder of conch shell and metallic substance obtained from the mountain Nīlagiri.