02-04-2016, 07:31 PM
What I see behind the glyphs and markings are the parts of two concentric arcs, and in the space designated, there is an irregularity in the outer arc. It looks like a constructional slip or repositioning of the marking device left a few ghostly lines on the page. Maybe it's just an 'oopsie doodle'.
Personally, I've never seen the point of investigating these visually nebulous markings when there appear to be few, if any, productive methods of interpreting the things that the text presents clearly.
In my view, the path to a solution does not rely on things like visually questionable markings, with no regard for the author's intent. The author has made his/her intentions visually clear. Yet, apparently, they remain hidden because they are intellectually unclear to the modern investigator. As exemplified in Stolfi's description of the first VMs Zodiac pages. Heraldry is a topic omitted from that discussion. And that omission is a mistake. Heraldry is a topic with which the educated person, living in the potential time VMs composition, might possess a high degree of familiarity. And as we can see, in the modern age the origins of old traditions have been forgotten. Especially when presented in a medieval way - through the use of heraldry, with a bit of trickery.
Personally, I've never seen the point of investigating these visually nebulous markings when there appear to be few, if any, productive methods of interpreting the things that the text presents clearly.
In my view, the path to a solution does not rely on things like visually questionable markings, with no regard for the author's intent. The author has made his/her intentions visually clear. Yet, apparently, they remain hidden because they are intellectually unclear to the modern investigator. As exemplified in Stolfi's description of the first VMs Zodiac pages. Heraldry is a topic omitted from that discussion. And that omission is a mistake. Heraldry is a topic with which the educated person, living in the potential time VMs composition, might possess a high degree of familiarity. And as we can see, in the modern age the origins of old traditions have been forgotten. Especially when presented in a medieval way - through the use of heraldry, with a bit of trickery.