06-02-2017, 11:18 PM
Anton: the parts of the manuscript with the most medieval additions, alterations or original content are exactly those:
- The nine rosettes foldout. I don't see a reason why it should be pre-medieval.
- The central figures in the Zodiac. They are special, but clearly show medieval elements.
- The clothed figures in the Zodiac, the ones with the thick paint, are problematic in general (see Pelling's heavy painter). I wouldn't be the first one to believe that they do not reflect the original appearance of the figures.
- The round cosmological diagrams like the ones with the "pipes".
- The little dragon/sheep/seahorse/giraffe/alpaca that's nibbling on the one plant
To me this is not hard to combine. Even if most of the imagery has ancient roots somehow, we absolutely must expect medieval input. But I do believe most of the images are still relatively original.
This is something where my insights have evolved. Lately I have contributed to finding visual parallels for various of these items, for example the Gemini (over at Bax' site), the "pipes" diagram and the complex "cloud bands" from the large foldout.
But the other items, like most of the plants and quire 13 show signs of having very old sources, and much less signs of later alterations.
- The nine rosettes foldout. I don't see a reason why it should be pre-medieval.
- The central figures in the Zodiac. They are special, but clearly show medieval elements.
- The clothed figures in the Zodiac, the ones with the thick paint, are problematic in general (see Pelling's heavy painter). I wouldn't be the first one to believe that they do not reflect the original appearance of the figures.
- The round cosmological diagrams like the ones with the "pipes".
- The little dragon/sheep/seahorse/giraffe/alpaca that's nibbling on the one plant
To me this is not hard to combine. Even if most of the imagery has ancient roots somehow, we absolutely must expect medieval input. But I do believe most of the images are still relatively original.
This is something where my insights have evolved. Lately I have contributed to finding visual parallels for various of these items, for example the Gemini (over at Bax' site), the "pipes" diagram and the complex "cloud bands" from the large foldout.
But the other items, like most of the plants and quire 13 show signs of having very old sources, and much less signs of later alterations.