Buddhist Art in Java
PLATE XXXII
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Plate XXXII Cf pp. 209-211
The three following drawings (section, plan and outline of Boro-Budur) have been obligingly communicated by Major Van Erp, and they present in consequence every guarantee of accuracy.
I. - The present elevation replaces that published in the B. E. F. E. 0., 1909, fig. 3 (cf. ibid., p. 831), which, not being a normal section, had led us into error. The curve a b follows the original line of the stupa; the whole portion situated to the right of the point b and marked by divergent hatchings represents the terrace subsequently added, under which is at present buried the ancient base with its decoration already half accomplished. (Cf. pp. 208 n. I and 210.)
II. - The plan corresponds exactly in dimensions -with the elevation placed above. Just as the elevation shows the arrangement of the decorative architectucal elements, niches and cupolas, so the plan enables us to get a clear idea of the distribution of the galleries, both polygonal and circular, of the staircases, and of the gargoyles for carrying off the rain water. (Cf. p. 211.)
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