Mayamata

Mayamata
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Publisher : Motilal Banarsidass
Total Pages : 389
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ISBN-10 : 9788178224978
ISBN-13 : 8178224976
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Download or read book Mayamata written by Bruno Dagens and published by Motilal Banarsidass. This book was released on 1985-01-01 with total page 389 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Mayamata is a Vastusastra, that is to says a treatise on dwelling and as such, it deals with all the facets of gods temple dwellings, from the choice of a site to the iconography of temple walls. It contains many precise descriptions of villages and towns as of temples, houses, mansions and palaces. It gives indications for the selection of proper orientation, of the right dimension and of appropriate building materials. It intends to be a manual for the architect and a guidebook for the layman. Well thought of by the traditional architects (sthapatis) of South India, this treatise is of interest at a time when technical traditions, in all fields are being scrutinized for their possible modern application. The Mayamata has so far been translated into Tamil and into French. The present English version is based upon the edition, with French translation, previously published by Dr. Bruno Dagens in the Publication Series of the French Institute of Indology (Pondicherry).


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