Morten St George Theory

[Morten St. George]

In my opinion the oldest of the Devonshire Hunting Tapestries (1420's) shows some figures which are among the closest in dress and character to the VM archer. That's why I think his type has to be seen as a "dandy hunter", some member of the court or other noble who put on their best clothes for some leisurely hunting. I'm not saying the VM figure is exactly that, but surely of the same general type.

Thanks Koen G. The hat and tail on the top left does indeed look a lot like that of the VMS Sagittarius. However, before concluding that the VMS was compiled in 15th century England, one might want to establish a few more connections. The hat itself is similar to other hats seen in the astrology section only those do not have a tail. Could there be a motive for appending a fox tail when going hunting?

In the meantime, I was wondering what you guys think of the Cathar queen depicted on f72v, the same page on which we find the 11mn quire number discussed earlier:



Take notice of the puffed-up crown with a cross on top. A comprehensive account of royalty who converted to Catharism in the 13th century, along with depictions of their crowns (puffed-up with a cross on top, of course), can be found here (scroll down a little):

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I imagine you guys can find plenty of other crowns with a cross on top but I think Cathars best fit the given context. Are you able to identify this gal from her crown?