We can summarize Vitruvius' system of proportions as follows:
head=1/8(total height)
face = 1/10(total height)
palm=1/10(total height)
top of breast to crown=1/6(total height)
middle of breast to crown=1/4(total height)
bottom of chin to bottom of nostrils=1/3(face)
bottom of nostrils to line btw eyes=1/3(face)
line btw eyes to hairline=1/3(face)
foot=1/6(total height)
Vitruvian Men
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