Log in or Sign up
Antiques Board
Home
Forums
>
Antique Forums
>
Jewelry
>
Necklace Number Two- material, origin, age, value, please?
>
Reply to Thread
Message:
<p>[QUOTE="scoutshouse, post: 432413, member: 267"]Let's ask <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitruvian_Man" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitruvian_Man" rel="nofollow">LEONARDO</a>!</p><p><br /></p><p><i>"For the human body is so designed by nature that the face, from the chin to the top of the forehead and the lowest roots of the hair, is a tenth part of the whole height; the open hand from the wrist to the tip of the middle finger is just the same; the head from the chin to the crown is an eighth, and with the neck and shoulder from the top of the breast to the lowest roots of the hair is a sixth; from the middle of the breast to the summit of the crown is a fourth. If we take the height of the face itself, the distance from the bottom of the chin to the under side of the nostrils is one third of it; the nose from the under side of the nostrils to a line between the eyebrows is the same; from there to the lowest roots of the hair is also a third, comprising the forehead. <b>The length of the foot is one sixth of the height of the body; </b>of the forearm, one fourth; and the breadth of the breast is also one fourth. The other members, too, have their own symmetrical proportions, and it was by employing them that the famous painters and sculptors of antiquity attained to great and endless renown" </i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p>...and more to be revealed.</p><p><br /></p><p>Anyhoo - we've been measuring our Levi's at flea markets and thrifts this way ever since I can remember...[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="scoutshouse, post: 432413, member: 267"]Let's ask [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitruvian_Man']LEONARDO[/URL]! [I]"For the human body is so designed by nature that the face, from the chin to the top of the forehead and the lowest roots of the hair, is a tenth part of the whole height; the open hand from the wrist to the tip of the middle finger is just the same; the head from the chin to the crown is an eighth, and with the neck and shoulder from the top of the breast to the lowest roots of the hair is a sixth; from the middle of the breast to the summit of the crown is a fourth. If we take the height of the face itself, the distance from the bottom of the chin to the under side of the nostrils is one third of it; the nose from the under side of the nostrils to a line between the eyebrows is the same; from there to the lowest roots of the hair is also a third, comprising the forehead. [B]The length of the foot is one sixth of the height of the body; [/B]of the forearm, one fourth; and the breadth of the breast is also one fourth. The other members, too, have their own symmetrical proportions, and it was by employing them that the famous painters and sculptors of antiquity attained to great and endless renown" [/I] ...and more to be revealed. [I][/I] Anyhoo - we've been measuring our Levi's at flea markets and thrifts this way ever since I can remember...[/QUOTE]
Your name or email address:
Do you already have an account?
No, create an account now.
Yes, my password is:
Forgot your password?
Stay logged in
Antiques Board
Home
Forums
>
Antique Forums
>
Jewelry
>
Necklace Number Two- material, origin, age, value, please?
>
Home
Home
Quick Links
Search Forums
Recent Activity
Recent Posts
Forums
Forums
Quick Links
Search Forums
Recent Posts
Gallery
Gallery
Quick Links
Search Media
New Media
Members
Members
Quick Links
Notable Members
Registered Members
Current Visitors
Recent Activity
New Profile Posts
Menu
Search
Search titles only
Posted by Member:
Separate names with a comma.
Newer Than:
Search this thread only
Search this forum only
Display results as threads
Useful Searches
Recent Posts
More...