28-01-2019, 10:06 PM
Opinions vary wildly on the forum, but my impression is that the majority here thinks the VM was made before Columbus' Voyages. Since the MS contains European Zodiac symbols, this means that any indigenous American content must have come through much earlier Viking explorations, which is a bit of a stretch. This is why you'll see many open minded researchers here who still exclude any American theory.
The reasons to date the MS to the first half of the 15th century are many, and of different natures. Of course there is the scientific dating of the parchment. My own focus is on the imagery, and I have found that the clothing of the Zodiac figures strongly confirms the dating to the early 1400's.
Of course one can construct scenarios where it is still possible to have American influences in the VM, but these would be a huge stretch.
The reasons to date the MS to the first half of the 15th century are many, and of different natures. Of course there is the scientific dating of the parchment. My own focus is on the imagery, and I have found that the clothing of the Zodiac figures strongly confirms the dating to the early 1400's.
Of course one can construct scenarios where it is still possible to have American influences in the VM, but these would be a huge stretch.