Measuring up to Michelangelo: A Methodology

Paul A. Calter () and Kim Williams ()
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Paul A. Calter: Vermont Technical College
Kim Williams: Kim Williams Books

Chapter Chapter 57 in Architecture and Mathematics from Antiquity to the Future, 2015, pp 151-164 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract This paper reports on a survey of an architectural element in Michelangelo’s Laurentian Library. The element is the portal that exits the reading room and leads into the vestibule. The information obtained is significant as the information in terms of what it reveals about Michelangelo’s use of a proportional system. The dimensions of the portal make it possible to break its composition down into a series of rectangles with sides in rations 1:2, 2:3, and 1:4. The present paper also concentrates on a methodology of obtaining data, organizing it, and estimating its uncertainty. The intent is to begin to provide information that may help establish standards relating to these tasks.

Keywords: Michelangelo; Laurentian Library; Proportional System; Vestry; Rightmost Digit (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-00143-2_10

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