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[email protected] FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY THE COLLEGE OF VISUAL ARTS, THEATRE AND DANCE ARCHITECTURAL TREES AND MOORISH KNOTS IN LEONARDO’S SALA DELLE ASSE By: Thane Young A Thesis submitted to the Department of Art History in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts Degree Awarded: Spring Semester, 2011 The members of the committee approve the thesis of Thane Young defended on April 4, 2011. __________________________________________________ Jack Freiberg Professor Directing Thesis __________________________________________________ Stephanie Leitch Committee Member __________________________________________________ Robert Neuman Committee Member Approved: _____________________________________________________ Dr. Adam Jolles, Chair, Department of Art History _____________________________________________________ Dr. Sally McRorie, College of Visual Arts, Theatre & Dance The Graduate School has verified and approved the above-named committee members. ii AKNOWEGEMENTS I would like to thank my advisor Dr. Jack Freiberg for his continuous support, encouragement, and guidance in writing this thesis. I am also indebted to my thesis committee: Professors Jack Freiberg, Stephanie Leitch, and Robert Neuman for their commentary, readings, and expertise. They have all dedicated so much time, and I wish to thank them sincerely. I also would like to extend my thanks to the Penelope Mason Travel Grant committee members who allotted travel funding for this thesis research. I also thank Dr. David Allan Brown, Curator of Italian Renaissance Painting at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in Washington D.C., for taking some time to offer advise and encouragement in conducting research on this topic.