Historic ornament : treatise on decorative art and architectural ornament (1909)
Ward, James, 1851-1924 · London : Chapman and Hall · leaf 297
lled,and each panel has a central floral decoration. TheKylas was supposed to have been cut out of the rock bythe Southern Dravidians. The Hindu or Brahminical 276 HIS TORIC ORNA ME NT. temples ot the earliest type exhibit a marked imitation oftimber construction in almost every detail (Fig. 327).… … Fig. 327. -Temple of Biskurma at Ellora. Hindustan. The Dravidian temple is characterized by ahorizontal system of storied towers, and has a grand andimposing look of solemnity. Examples of Dravidianarchitecture occur in the temples at Seringham, Tinnevelly,]Madura, Pcrin, Vellore, &c. The…
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