People in Loges

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Except for their container-like qualities, the VMS loges are quite diverse. A few examples of stylistic differences:

• Some look like biological structures.
  
• Some look like pipes.
  
• Others, like the one top-left on You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. are reminiscent of cloud bands.
  
• Some, like those on You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view., resemble a cross between the containers in the small-plants section and architectural structures.
  
• Some are distinctive, like the one middle-left on You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. that is somewhat heart-shaped or the one on You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. lower left that is detailed but hard to identify.
  
• Those on You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. have a grotto-like texture or appear to be coming up out of water.
  
• Some, in both the zodiac-symbol and pool sections, are textured like baskets.
  

Some, with their decorative flourishes, remind me of my favorite bartizans, the Moorish Bélem turrets:


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I've never seen such a variety of loge-like structures in any other manuscript. Usually they choose one or two styles and stick with those throughout. The very variety suggests symbolic intent.