One of these days I'd like to do a whole post on the problem of big biceps and small armholes. But until then, a couple of somewhat-related links:
New Vintage Lady on sleeve cap shapes and fit — this is partly about what type of sleeve cap (of the ones most popular in the 30s and 40s, but still relevant to modern sleeves) looks flattering, relating that to armhole diameter/torso shape/shoulder width
Ikatbag's kleenex box demo on (among other things) cap height vs. sleeve width given a fixed armhole size
As far as books, this is definitely not a comprehensive list, but off the top of my head Liechty et al.'s Fitting & Pattern Alteration: A Multi-Method Approach covers torso shape and how it affects armhole diameter in the flat pattern. So do the Müller & Sohn books (the relevant ones seem OOP at time of writing, except the English-translation Metric Patternmaking for Jackets & Coats).
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