11-02-2018, 11:35 PM
Koen Gh. wrote:
The VMs contains two kinds of pools: green and blue. Objectively thinking, there can be a few reasons:
1) the decorator painted pools with green color until its paint ran out, then he/she colored them with blue;
2) the decorator painted pools with blue color until its paint ran out, then he/she colored them with green;
3) the author intentionally divided two kinds of pools using different colors to mark their meaning;
4) someone else painted not colored pools with that color which he/she had or liked;
5) the water (liquid) flows from cones (clouds, reservoirs...) which are painted in blue and yellow colors, so they are, mixed, become green
Quote:Misconception #1: green water is somehow unusualGenerally speaking, the green water is not uncommon in medieval manuscripts, but...
Explanation: people often think that the green water in quire 13 needs a special explanation, like herbal baths. However, it was not unusual in medieval art for (salty) water to be colored green. Examples can be found on maps and De Balneis manuscripts.
The VMs contains two kinds of pools: green and blue. Objectively thinking, there can be a few reasons:
1) the decorator painted pools with green color until its paint ran out, then he/she colored them with blue;
2) the decorator painted pools with blue color until its paint ran out, then he/she colored them with green;
3) the author intentionally divided two kinds of pools using different colors to mark their meaning;
4) someone else painted not colored pools with that color which he/she had or liked;
5) the water (liquid) flows from cones (clouds, reservoirs...) which are painted in blue and yellow colors, so they are, mixed, become green