19-08-2019, 12:19 AM
True, those are facilitating factors. Few symbols would have been more recognizable and powerful.
Still, I think there must be more to it. The pillar + flails betray familiarity with the visual tradition, likely even with the manuscript tradition specifically. But a few times already we've seen the influence of textual sources (bible) that go beyond what was usually depicted.
Some plants seem just plants, others have some symbol in them. But I'm seeing more and more that are renditions of whole bible verses.
Still, I think there must be more to it. The pillar + flails betray familiarity with the visual tradition, likely even with the manuscript tradition specifically. But a few times already we've seen the influence of textual sources (bible) that go beyond what was usually depicted.
Some plants seem just plants, others have some symbol in them. But I'm seeing more and more that are renditions of whole bible verses.