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It is a reference to the writings of Vitruvius, the Roman architect, who wrote in his work

De architectura, (c. 25 BC) about the ideal proportions of the human body. For example ;

  • the length of a man's outspread arms (arm span) is equal to his height
  • the distance from the hairline to the bottom of the chin is one-tenth of a man's height
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