Aspects of Sanskrit Architectural Texts

Contents: 1. Some Problems of Translating Sanskrit Silpa Works (Architecture). 2. Elements of Architecture in Ancient Sanskrit Texts. 3. Brick-Manufacturing and Brick-Architecture. 4. Stone. 5. Wood. 6. Site Selection and Soil-Testing. 7. Site-Planning and Town-Planning. 8. Prasada. 9. Mandapa-Architecutre. 10. Vajralepa and Sudha(Plaster and Lime). 11. Matsyapurana Chapters on Indian Architecture and Sculpture.