[6] It is not intended to imply that Hindustan has been without change in her ruling dynasties. These have been continually changing; but the remarkable fact is that, numerous as have been the nations that have poured across the Indus attracted by “the wealth of Ind,” there has been no reflux, as it were: the various peoples, with their arts, religions, and manners, have been swallowed up and assimilated, leaving but here and there slight traces of their origin.
[7] See Chap. [XI.] for an illustration of a Christian Basilica.
[8] See [chapter] on Saracenic Architecture.
[9] Paper communicated to the Royal Institute of Architects.
Fig. 49.—Greek Honeysuckle Ornament.