Mayamata. Traité sanskrit d'architecture
by B. Dagens

The first complete critical edition and translation of the Mayamata, one of the most famous Sanskrit treatises dealing with architecture and iconography, this book comprises the first Sanskrit-French glossary of architectural terms. The Mayamata was written in the Tamil region during the Chola period (ca. 11th c.) : it comprises 36 chapters dealing with selection of site, town planning, architectural elements, carpentry work (following there the Keralite tradition), as well as with various types of buildings (temples, pavilions, gopuras, houses, palaces), vehicles (temple carts, etc.) and lin?gas and images. The book comprises explanatory drawings and an analytical table of contents.