27-03-2020, 10:00 PM
The myth of Melusine has a long history and different variations.
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It also has potential ties to the VMs through the "mermaid" illustration of You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. which has been discussed previously. One aspect concerning the representation of mermaids is that the division between woman and fish is generally around the woman's abdomen, while the division in the VMs illustration is almost at the woman's knees. In fact, one investigator had said it was as if the woman was stepping into or out of a costume of sorts. And this sort of potential for changing back and forth matches well with the myth of Melusine.
In the Wikipedia article it says: " Her legends are especially connected with the northern and western areas of France, Luxembourg, and the Low Countries."
And at the time of the VMs parchment dates, many parts of the Low Countries belonged to the Duchy of Burgundy. Luxembourg was also added to the duchy.
The VMs representation is also tied to the representation found in Harley 334 f. 57 in another way by the similarity of cosmic diagrams.
Furthermore, the author Jean d'Arras, is connected to Jean, Duc de Berry.
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The duke of Berry was the brother of Philip the Good, duke of Burgundy. The duke of Berry was the initial owner of the c. 1410 Oresme manuscript, BNF Fr. 565, which also connects to the VMs cosmos. The caption in the first article cites "Illustration from the You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. work, Le livre de Mélusine (The Book of Melusine), 1478" showing that the myth was still a current topic at that time.
Sure there are various ways this might be interpreted. However, this appears to be another example with ties to the VMs and potential connections to the Duchy of Burgundy.
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You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.'s 1454 You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. featured as one of the lavish 'entremets' (or table decorations) a mechanical depiction of Melusine as a dragon flying around the castle of You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view..You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.
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It also has potential ties to the VMs through the "mermaid" illustration of You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. which has been discussed previously. One aspect concerning the representation of mermaids is that the division between woman and fish is generally around the woman's abdomen, while the division in the VMs illustration is almost at the woman's knees. In fact, one investigator had said it was as if the woman was stepping into or out of a costume of sorts. And this sort of potential for changing back and forth matches well with the myth of Melusine.
In the Wikipedia article it says: " Her legends are especially connected with the northern and western areas of France, Luxembourg, and the Low Countries."
And at the time of the VMs parchment dates, many parts of the Low Countries belonged to the Duchy of Burgundy. Luxembourg was also added to the duchy.
The VMs representation is also tied to the representation found in Harley 334 f. 57 in another way by the similarity of cosmic diagrams.
Furthermore, the author Jean d'Arras, is connected to Jean, Duc de Berry.
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The duke of Berry was the brother of Philip the Good, duke of Burgundy. The duke of Berry was the initial owner of the c. 1410 Oresme manuscript, BNF Fr. 565, which also connects to the VMs cosmos. The caption in the first article cites "Illustration from the You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. work, Le livre de Mélusine (The Book of Melusine), 1478" showing that the myth was still a current topic at that time.
Sure there are various ways this might be interpreted. However, this appears to be another example with ties to the VMs and potential connections to the Duchy of Burgundy.
Note Added from You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.
You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.'s 1454 You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. featured as one of the lavish 'entremets' (or table decorations) a mechanical depiction of Melusine as a dragon flying around the castle of You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view..You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.