18-04-2017, 08:35 PM
Thanks, Rene, that's clear. If Sherwood is not the one to credit then I will adjust the note to say that it was noticed by various people independently - should be neutral enough.
Just to be clear, I do agree that the "tree with vine" parallel is an important one, and might at one point be key to understand the VM's sources. It would be weird to deny any kind of link between these images. However, it is interesting for what it is, but also for what it isn't. As you also indicate on your site, it does not appear to have a direct copy relationship with the Italian herbals. I would obviously hypothesize a common ancestor for the "composition", but that's impossible to prove if we don't know the sources of the Egerton 747 images...
Just to be clear, I do agree that the "tree with vine" parallel is an important one, and might at one point be key to understand the VM's sources. It would be weird to deny any kind of link between these images. However, it is interesting for what it is, but also for what it isn't. As you also indicate on your site, it does not appear to have a direct copy relationship with the Italian herbals. I would obviously hypothesize a common ancestor for the "composition", but that's impossible to prove if we don't know the sources of the Egerton 747 images...