Book excerpt: "The report discusses the European literature on "healthy" sitting postures and, relatedly, of suitable office and shop furniture, especially of chairs. Recommendations by orthopedists, physiologists, and physical anthropologists are summarized and tabulated for the height, shape, and dimensions of the seat surface; for the shape and dimensions of the back rest; and for the height of office desks, as well as for tables and stands to be used with office machines, such as typewriters."--Abstract.