Stonebuildings. For 12 gaz, one p'harí (vide above A´ín 86) is required; also 75 mans chúnah; but if the walls be covered with red stone, 30 mans chúnah are required per gaz.

Brickbuildings. For every gaz, there are required 250 bricks of three ser each, 8 mans chúnah, and 2 m. 27 s. pounded brick (surkhí).

Claybuildings. 300 bricks are required for the same; each brick-mould contains 1 s. of earth and ½ s. of water.

Astarkárí work. For every gaz, 1 man chúnah, 10 s. qal'í, 14 s. surkhí, and ¼ s. san (vide p. 224) are required.

Çandalahkárí work. For every gaz, 7 s. of qal'í, and 3 s. surkhí are required.

Safídkárí work. 10 s. of qal'í are required per gaz.

Gajkárí work (white-washing). For walls and ceilings, 10 s. per gaz; for pantries, 6 s.; chimneys, 10 s.

Windows require 24 s. of lime, 2½ s. of glass, 4 s. of sirísh i káhí (putty).

Plaster for walls, for 14 gaz 1 m. of straw, and 20 m. earth; for roofs and floors, do. for 10 gaz. For ceilings, and the inside of walls, do. for 15 gaz.

Lac (varnish work) used for chighs [sliced bamboo sticks, placed horizontally, and joined by strings, with narrow interstices between the sticks. They are painted, and are used as screens]. If red, 4 s. of lac, and 1 s. of vermilion; if yellow, 4 s. of lac, 1 s. of zarníkh (auripigment). If green, ¼ s. of indigo is mixed with the lac, and zarníkh is added; if black, 4 s. of lac and 8 s. of indigo.