This is a subject I have not looked into yet, so I don't know how common or rare examples are. At first glance, it looks like moon faces are not uncommon.
However, several of the faces in the VM celestial bodies are quite characteristic, so it might be informative to find parallels.
I found one stylistic parallel for the frontal face, which is unfortunately a bit late (1491). The BSB site is incredibly slow for me atm so I can't look in the rest of the MS.
Breviarium Romanum
Erscheinungsort: Venedig
Verlag: Johannes und Gregorius de Gregoriis
Erscheinungsjahr: 1491.09.30
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Has anyone looked for parallels before?
However, several of the faces in the VM celestial bodies are quite characteristic, so it might be informative to find parallels.
I found one stylistic parallel for the frontal face, which is unfortunately a bit late (1491). The BSB site is incredibly slow for me atm so I can't look in the rest of the MS.
Breviarium Romanum
Erscheinungsort: Venedig
Verlag: Johannes und Gregorius de Gregoriis
Erscheinungsjahr: 1491.09.30
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Has anyone looked for parallels before?
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