Silpa Prakasa Medieval Orissan Sanskrit Text on Temple Architecture |
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Contents
Preface by V S AGRAWALA | vii |
Introduction by Alice BONER | xiii |
Acknowledgments | lvii |
Selection of a building site | 10 |
First Prakāśa | 15 |
Layout of the groundplan | 17 |
Construction of the mukhaśālā wall | 25 |
Pillars | 31 |
Glossary of Technical Terms | 73 |
Vimānamālini temple general | 78 |
Padmagarbha and Kāmagarbha temples | 84 |
Upper part of the rāhā | 95 |
Plates 1LXXII | 100 |
Kāmabandha | 103 |
Parirāhā | 110 |
Types of lions | 116 |
Upper stringcourse bandhanā | 54 |
Upper stringcourse bandhanā | 61 |
Second Prakāśa | 67 |
Anurāhās | 71 |
Sculptural decoration | 124 |
PRAKĀŠA | 149 |
Common terms and phrases
according according to rules adorned anartha anurāhā architectural band bandhanā base beautiful Bhuvaneśvara bindu body building called carved central centre circle construction corners covering creepers decorated described divided divine divisions elements equal Example face field figures five four fourth front gives going ground half hand head Hear height horizontal inside jāngha joined khāndi kinds known koņaka kumbha leaves length lines lion lower lowest measure mentioned middle mukhaśālā Nāga narrow niche oblique ornaments pāga pańcakarma pațți pedestal pillars plain Plate plinth portion Prakāśa projecting rāhā reaches roof Śakti Šāstras sculptures shape shrine side śikhara Silpa sometimes spire square standing stone strong temple things third touches triangle upper upto upwards vajramastaka Vārāhi various vertical wall width worship yantra तथा तु निम्ने यथा शृणु
Bibliographic information
| Title | Silpa Prakasa Medieval Orissan Sanskrit Text on Temple Architecture |
| Authors | Alice Boner, Sadāśiva Rath Śarmā |
| Publisher | Brill Archive, 1966 |
| Length | 471 pages |
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