The limits of a discipline: cogitatum necessarium: architecture and the mystery of things, Michelangelo: a case study

This thesis examines the parallels between two distinct disciplines: Architecture and Roman Catholic Mysticism. The argument centers on these disciplines' connection to the world of corporeal things and examines the convergence and divergence of the disciplines in this respect It is argued that whereas the mystic is compelled by his vocation to simply notice the beauty and the truth and the goodness of things as the work of God, the architect is required to attempt to improve things through the craft of his occupation. The poetry of Michelangelo serves as a relevant case study.

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Architecture

Level thesis:degree_level

masters

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Architecture

Department dc:contributor.department

Architecture

Grantor dc:publisher

Virginia Tech

Year dc:date.issued

1996

Author dc:creator

• Battaglia, Paul

Chair dc:contributor.committeechair

• Choudhury, Salahuddin

Committee members dc:contributor.committeemember

• Dunay, Robert J.
• Rott, Hans Christian
• Weiner, Frank H.

• Michelangelo
• Theology
• Mysticism
• Architecture
• via positiva

Statement dc:rights

• In Copyright

Licence dc:rights.uri

• http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/

Language dc:language.iso

en

Dc Identifier Other

etd-10072005-094855

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:vtechworks.lib.vt.edu:10919/35323