my suggestion about the author of MV

[rasiratros]

Well I did not say exactly it's not true, what I mean is that I think truth is less likely to be lying in that direction and that there should be some underlying methodology in approaching the VMS provenance. Different researchers pursue different threads, and that's perfectly OK, the more people are involved and the more lines of investigation they work through, the sooner the VMS puzzle will be solved.

But with gradually reading more through the forum you will find out that many things were discussed in the past with good arguments, and referring to that really saves a lot of effort. Many things have been already done. Many things have not.

Are there significant facts to believe that the author lived in the 15th century and did not use drawings from books in 16th (clothing)?