Human Proportions In Growth Being The Complete Measurement Of The Human Body

Author : Daniel Edward Ryan
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ISBN 13 : 9781332142019
Total Pages : 28 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (42 download)

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Download or read book Human Proportions in Growth written by Daniel Edward Ryan and published by . This book was released on 2015-08-04 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Human Proportions in Growth: Being the Complete Measurement of the Human Body; For Every Age and Size During the Years of Juvenile Growth; With Full Instructions for Use in Proportioning Garments In submitting this work to the members of my Profession and the Trade generally, I take advantage of the author's privilege of a Preface, to make a few remarks. When, some years ago, I determined to make a special study of Childrens' Garments, I found, on entering this branch of the business, an utter absence of all means for the production of children's garments by system and proportions of age and size. Beyond a few good patterns held by a limited number and guarded with extreme jealousy, no definite knowledge of the Juvenile Clothing business seemed to exist. Whatever good patterns there were in the country were originated in the most of cases experimentally; and by a constant system of revision, based on a close observation of the requirements of living subjects, were toned down to correct proportions and fit. The amount of trial involved in the production of good patterns on such a basis, made them of great value, and almost impossible to obtain. As to any system by which to reproduce them and the proportions upon which they were based, it was unknown, or if known, was a Dead Secret. I determined to attain a thorough and exhaustive knowledge of the law of growth and the proportions of the human body during all the years of juvenile growth, and of the harmony of the growing form of any size. I turned to nature, and dealt only with the living subject. After the labor of years in measuring children of all ages and sizes, and compiling the averages into a system of common sense tables, I have the pleasure to know that my work is completed, and that it is my high privilege to be able to benefit others, be it ever so little, by supplying the lights that have guided me to success. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.