[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Architecture and art](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art) › [A History of Fine Art in India and Ceylon, from the Earliest Times to the Present Day](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.smith-1911) › c8.52 # A History of Fine Art in India and Ceylon, from the Earliest Times to the Present Day c8.52 A History of Fine Art in India and Ceylon, from the Earliest Times to the Present Day c8.52 - **Language:** English ### [c8.52](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.smith-1911.c8.52) Another type, built frequently by Jains and occasionally by Brahmanists, is a modification of the monastery, the monks' cells round the quadrangle being replaced by niches enshrining images. The modifications of both ground-plan and superstructure are, indeed, endless.¹ All forms offer abundant opportunity for artistic decoration. - [Previous: c8.51](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.smith-1911.c8.51) - [Next: c8.53](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.smith-1911.c8.53) - [Up: c8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.smith-1911.c8) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.smith-1911.c8.52](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.smith-1911.c8.52) · Pramāṇa