Mayamatam: Treatise of Housing, Architecture and Iconography (In 2 Volumes)
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Edition
1st ed.
Publisher
ISBN
8120812260
Length
cii+978p., 36 Figures
Subjects
The Mayamata is a Vastusastra, i.e. a treatise on dwelling, and as such it deals with all the facets of Gods' and men's dwellings, from the choice of the site to the iconography of the temple walls. It contains numerous and precise descriptions of villages and towns as well as of the temples, houses, mansions and palaces. It gives indications for the selection of a proper orientation, right dimensions, and of appropriate materials. It intends to be a manual for ...
