The Modulor: A Harmonious Measure to the Human Scale Universally Applicable to Archtiecture and Mechanics

Le Corbusier

Published by Faber & Faber, London, 1951

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Full gray cloth boards with black and red lettering on spine and cover. Light fading and wear to cover. Dust jacket is worn with a few open tears and spots. 7 3/4"w x 7 5/8"h. Previous owner's book plate inisde. Discoloration to endpapers. 244 pages. Black and white illustrations. Second Edition. No date on copyright page, but introduction is dated 1951. The Modulor is a measuring tool based on the proportion of the human body "intended as an architectural reference, always on hand, to be applied to the problems of proportion, design, prefabrication and mass production." Keywords: Measurement, Technology, Universal Application, Proportions, Human Body, Mathematics, Design, Prefabrication, Mass Production, Unite d'Habitation.

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The Modulor: A Harmonious Measure to the Human Scale Universally Applicable to Archtiecture and Mechanics

Publisher

Faber & Faber, London

Publication Date

1951

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Hard Cover

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Very Good

Dust Jacket Condition

Good

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