Reber, Franz von, 1834-1919, Clarke, Joseph Thacher, d. 1920 · New York : Harper & Bros. · leaf 170
ent from the remains still pre-served, was ornamented with wooden arches shaped like the ribs ofa ship, in direct imitation of the free-standing timbered prototypes.The ends of the purlins which existed in the original carpentry areexactly copied upon the facade of the grotto. A small tope standsin… … i36 INDIA. temples of Ajanta are several centuries more recent than the grottoof Bhaja, one of them closely resembles it in general arrangement.The polygonal columns at Ajanta are also without bases and capi-tals, but they are not inclined; the wooden arches still appear uponthe ceiling, but, at…
Art, Medieval
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