12-06-2026, 11:07 PM
I don't think the manuscripts had to be rich ones though, rather the opposite. The extremely popular Speculum Humanae Salvationis is filled to the brim with useful imagery. Hausbuchs. Some degraded copy of the Balneis? (What does puzzle me in this regard is the large herbal images).
That said, I have never thought that the VM maker(s) were commoners. They had some degree of literacy and interest in making a manuscript. For me, this alone eliminates large sections of the populace.
That said, I have never thought that the VM maker(s) were commoners. They had some degree of literacy and interest in making a manuscript. For me, this alone eliminates large sections of the populace.