02-02-2018, 10:17 AM
(This post was last modified: 02-02-2018, 10:27 AM by -JKP-.
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I like that one, Koen.
I've searched for years, collected hundreds (not just zodiac scales, but all kinds of scales) and I have found very few that have attachment points similar to the VMS. I do have a few that have upturned hooks, but I would have to look to see how many.
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I'm back (I took a look). I found 8 with upturned hooks, but only one (Immerwährender Kalender Libr. pict. A 92) that looks like the hook might be a separate part or separate material from the supporting bar.
So... your example is a rare instance and a very interesting one. A separate extended bar is the kind of detail someone perpetrating a hoax would be unlikely to include in a drawing unless they were copying from an exemplar, and the odds of there being an exemplar with this specific construction appear (at this point) to be low.
I've searched for years, collected hundreds (not just zodiac scales, but all kinds of scales) and I have found very few that have attachment points similar to the VMS. I do have a few that have upturned hooks, but I would have to look to see how many.
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I'm back (I took a look). I found 8 with upturned hooks, but only one (Immerwährender Kalender Libr. pict. A 92) that looks like the hook might be a separate part or separate material from the supporting bar.
So... your example is a rare instance and a very interesting one. A separate extended bar is the kind of detail someone perpetrating a hoax would be unlikely to include in a drawing unless they were copying from an exemplar, and the odds of there being an exemplar with this specific construction appear (at this point) to be low.